WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospital: House Majority Whip Steve Scalise undergoes surgery for management of infection, remains in serious condition.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington hospital where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is recuperating from a gunshot wound says he has been readmitted to the intensive care unit.

MedStar Washington Hospital Center says the Louisiana congressman is back in intensive care because of new concerns for infection. Scalise was in serious condition Wednesday night.

Please join my family in praying for Steve, Jennifer and their kids. https://t.co/7IKhzo65Wu

— Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) July 6, 2017

Scalise and four other people were injured last month when a gunman opened fire on a Republican baseball practice in nearby Alexandria, Virginia. U.S. Capitol Police and other officers returned fire and killed the gunman.

 

Please continue to pray for my friend @SteveScalise and his family. https://t.co/ajXWuKBUvd

— Lynn Jenkins (@RepLynnJenkins) July 6, 2017

 

The congressman was struck in the hip and the bullet tore into blood vessels, bones and internal organs. He has undergone several surgeries and had been upgraded to fair condition.