The Politics of Murder: Panic at the Ballpark - The Congressional Baseball Game Shooting
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In this month’s series, “The Politics of Murder,” we’ll take a look at cases where violent acts are perpetrated upon political figures. In this episode, a disgruntled man whose life is unraveling due to his own actions places the blame on the policies of one political party. His random act of violence will turn a pleasant day at a ballpark into ten minutes of horror and chaos.
Sources:
https://www.secretservice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2020-06/Hodgkinson.pdf
https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/05/28/terrifying-story-of-the-congressional-baseball-shooting-steve-scalise/
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/21/2017-baseball-field-shooting-fbi-conculsion-483993
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