{"id":1931619,"date":"2023-05-16T06:10:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T10:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-congressmans-staffers-attacked-by-man-with-baseball-bat\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T06:13:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T10:13:55","slug":"democrat-congressmans-staffers-attacked-by-man-with-baseball-bat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-congressmans-staffers-attacked-by-man-with-baseball-bat\/","title":{"rendered":"Man with baseball bat attacks Democrat Congressman&#8217;s staffers."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-congressmans-staffers-attacked-by-man-with-baseball-bat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1931619&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Virginia Congressman&#8217;s Staffers Attacked in District Office<\/h2>\n<h3>Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.)<\/h3>\n<p> reported on May 15 that two of his staffers were attacked in his district office. According to the congressman, an individual entered the office armed with a baseball bat and asked for him before committing an act of violence against two members of his staff. The attacker is now in police custody, and both staffers were transferred to the hospital with non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocked-trump-for-hiding-in-his-bunker-after-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-insurrectionists-tried-to-storm-the-white-house-last-year-injuring-dozens-of-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Mocked Trump for \u2018Hiding in His Bunker\u2019 After Antifa and Black Lives Matter Insurrectionists Tried to Storm the White House Last Year, Injuring Dozens of Cops\">-life threatening injuries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the focus is on ensuring that the injured staffers are receiving the care they need. The City of Fairfax Police Department and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-congressmans-staffers-attacked-by-man-with-baseball-bat\/\" title=\"Man with baseball bat attacks Democrat Congressman's staffers.\">emergency medical professionals responded quickly<\/a>, and the congressman expressed his gratitude for their efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Connolly has represented Virginia\u2019s 11th Congressional District since 2009 and serves on the House Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees. He has a great team in Congress, and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-identifies-suspect-in-baseball-bat-attack-on-house-dems-staff\/\" title=\"Capitol Police find suspect in attack on House Dem's staff with baseball bat.\">district office staff make<\/a> themselves available to constituents and members of the public every day. The thought that someone would take advantage of his staff\u2019s accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, Xuan Kha Tran Pham, 49, faces one count each of aggravated malicious wounding and of malicious wounding. The congressman did not name the victimized staffers.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Congress expressed outrage over the incident on Twitter. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said, \u201cIntimidation and violence\u2014especially against public servants\u2014has no place in our society. This is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-wielding-a-baseball-bat-attacks-congressmans-office-2-injured\/\" title=\"Congressman's office attacked by man with baseball bat, 2 hurt.\">extraordinarily disturbing development<\/a>, and my thoughts are with the staff members who were injured.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3>What We Know:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Two staffers in Rep. Gerry Connolly&#8217;s district office were attacked on May 15<\/li>\n<li>An individual entered the office armed with a baseball bat and asked for the congressman before committing an act of violence against the staffers<\/li>\n<li>The attacker is in police custody<\/li>\n<li>Both staffers were transferred to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries<\/li>\n<li>The suspect, Xuan Kha Tran Pham, 49, faces one count each of aggravated malicious wounding and of malicious wounding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Reaction:<\/h3>\n<p>Members of Congress expressed outrage over the incident on Twitter. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said, \u201cIntimidation and violence\u2014especially against public servants\u2014has no place in our society. This is an extraordinarily disturbing development, and my thoughts are with the staff members who were injured.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two staffers in Rep. Gerry Connolly&#8217;s (D-Va.) district office were hospitalized after being attacked by an individual armed with a baseball bat. The attacker asked for Connolly before committing the act of violence. 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