Rep. Gerry Connolly.Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty
CNN reports that, according to Connolly, the alleged assailantused a metal batto strike one senior aide in the head and also hit an intern “on her first day on the job” in the side.
In a statement, Connolly said the alleged attacker entered the office looking for him.
“This morning, an individual entered my District Office armed with a baseball bat and asked for me before committing an act of violence against two members of my staff,” Connolly said in the statement.
He continued: “The individual is in police custody and both members of my team were transferred to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Right now, our focus is on ensuring they are receiving the care they need. We are incredibly thankful to the City of Fairfax Police Department and emergency medical professionals for their quick response.”
The incident comes in the wake of other attacks on lawmakers or those close to them.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, wasbrutally attacked with a hammerafter an assailant broke into their home in October.
During the overnight assault, his wife was in Washington, D.C., per U.S. Capitol Police, when the intruder allegedly “confronted the speaker’s husband” and shouted, “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?”
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According to a report released last June, Republican Rep.Liz Cheneyreceived “a stream of death threats” since she joined a small group of Republican lawmakers in voting to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
ANew York Timesstorypublished at the time revealed that Cheney’s campaign paid $58,000 for individual security detail between January and March as a result of those threats.
source: people.com
