据称，一名寻找弗吉尼亚州众议员格里·康诺利的人用金属袭击了他的两名工作人员棒球这位议员在一份声明中说，他周一在他的地区办公室被打了。
民主党人康诺利表示，此人已被警方拘留，两名受伤的工作人员被送往医院，没有生命危险。
根据康诺利在费尔法克斯的办公室，其中一名高级助手被击中头部。另一个是刚开始在办公室工作的实习生，被击中了侧面。
“我有国会最好的团队。康诺利在一份声明中说:“我的地区办公室工作人员每天都为选民和公众服务。”。“想到有人会利用我的员工的便利实施暴力行为，这是不合理的，也是毁灭性的。”
“现在，我们的重点是确保他们得到所需的护理，”康诺利说。
嫌疑人被确认为来自弗吉尼亚州费尔法克斯的49岁的宣卡·陈·范。
据美国国会大厦警方称，他被指控犯有一项严重恶意伤害罪和一项恶意伤害罪。
康诺利的办公室说，除了打员工，这个人还用球棒砸办公室的大部分地方，打碎玻璃，砸碎电脑。
康诺利还感谢他的办公室所在的费尔法克斯市警察局对他的员工的帮助。
费尔法克斯市警官莉萨·加德纳在区办公室外的新闻发布会上说:“你绝对可以看出里面的人很害怕。”。“他们藏起来了。我是说，有人挥舞着球棒，我也会害怕。谢天谢地，警察很快就赶到了这里。”
警方表示，这起事件的动机尚不清楚。
这位国会议员自2009年以来一直在弗吉尼亚州第11选区任职。他的选区包括华盛顿特区以南的地区
众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯(Hakeem Jeffries)在一份声明中说:“今天早些时候，我与国会议员康诺利(Connolly)通了话，在这起可怕的袭击事件发生后，我向他和他的工作人员提供了众议院民主党核心小组家庭的全力支持。”。“我们感谢执法人员和医疗专业人员迅速采取行动逮捕嫌疑人，并照顾我们国会山社区受影响的成员。”
Person looking for Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly attacks staffers with baseball bat
A person looking for Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly allegedly attacked two of his staffers with a metalbaseballbat at his district office Monday, the congressman said in a statement.
Connolly, a Democrat, said the individual was taken into police custody and the two staffers who were injured were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
One of the staffers, a senior aide, was hit in the head, according to Connolly's office in Fairfax. The other, an intern who had just started working in the office, was hit in the side.
"I have the best team in Congress. My District Office staff make themselves available to constituents and members of the public every day," Connolly said in a statement. "The thought that someone would take advantage of my staff's accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating."
"Right now, our focus is on ensuring they are receiving the care they need," Connolly said.
The suspect was identified as Xuan Kha Tran Pham, 49, of Fairfax, Virginia.
He is charged with one count of aggravated malicious wounding and one count of malicious wounding, according to the U.S. Capitol Police.
In addition to hitting the staffers, the individual trashed much of the office with the bat, breaking glass and smashing computers, Connolly's office said.
Connolly also thanked the city of Fairfax Police Department, where is office is located, for coming to the aid of his staff.
"You could absolutely tell that the people inside were scared," Fairfax City Police Sgt. Lisa Gardner said at a press conference outside the district office. "They were hiding. I mean, someone swinging a bat around, I would be scared as well. Thankfully the police officers got here fairly quickly."
Police said a motive for the incident is not clear.
The congressman has served Virginia's 11th District since 2009. His district includes the region south of Washington, D.C.
"Earlier today, I spoke to Congressman Connolly to offer him and his staff the full support of the House Democratic Caucus family in the aftermath of this horrific attack," House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement. "We are grateful for the members of law enforcement and medical professionals who swiftly acted to apprehend the suspect and care for the affected members of our Capitol Hill community."
