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One day after Capitol Police officer David Bailey was injured protecting congressmen and aides from a gunman, Bailey drew a loud cheer from the crowd as he put aside his crutches to throw out the first pitch at the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington.
The annual charity game between Republicans and Democrats was played before a record crowd of 24,959 one day after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was critically wounded and three others were injured by a gunman James Hodgkinson.
Hodgkinson, 66, opened fire at the Republican team as they practiced at a field in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday. He was shot by Capitol Police and died of his injuries.
Bailey suffered a minor injury while in pursuit of Hodgkinson and used crutches to get to the mound on Thursday. The Washington Post reported he was struck by shrapnel during the shootout.
Another Capitol Police officer, Crystal Griner, was shot in the ankle and remains hospitalized.
