To everyone’s surprise, US Capitol Police Special Agent Daniel Bailey took the mound at this year’s Congressional Baseball Game and threw the ceremonial first pitch.
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US Capitol Police officer David Bailey, injured in attack, throws the first pitch at the #CongressionalBaseballGame @LivePdFans. pic.twitter.com/U3XeA2Gd6L
— ThomasDBradley (@ThomasDBradley) June 15, 2017
Special Agent Bailey is still on crutches, but threw out the first pitch anyway. He was greeted by — and exited to — roars of applause.
Yesterday Special Agent Bailey was shot protecting our politicians. Today, he threw out the first pitch at congressional softball game ⚾️🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/6cTaXoU4tw
— MC Barrett (@mc_barrett) June 15, 2017
He was injured in yesterday’s shooting at a practice for today’s game in Alexandria, Va.
He and two other US Capitol Police Special Agents — Crystal Griner and Henry Cabrera — were assigned to the security detail of Rep. Steve Scalise’s (R, LA-01).
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Their actions yesterday morning have been celebrated for saving lives and preventing a shooting from becoming a massacre.
Special Agent Crystal Griner and Rep. Steve Scalise remain hospitalized. President Donald Trump visited them at the Medstar Washington Hospital Center last night.