He also said Congress has to take "every available precaution to protect Members and our staff." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said in a statement that he spoke to Connolly on Monday to offer him and his staff the full support of the House Democratic Caucus. The agency also coordinated with local police and the FBI's Washington field office. "Based on what we know right now, investigators do not have any information that the suspect was known to the USCP," said Capitol Police, which also said that special agents from Capitol Police's police threat assessment section were dispatched to Fairfax, which is just miles outside Washington, D.C., on Monday. Police arrested Pham within five minutes of having received an emergency call, and he was being held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center without bond. Connolly later told reporters on Capitol Hill that he visited the two staffers in the hospital and that they have both been released.įairfax City police said a police officer also sustained a minor injury and was receiving medical treatment. It’s unclear who the other injured staffer was. One of the victims of Monday's attack is an intern who was on her first day on the job. His district office is in the city of Fairfax, Virginia. Connolly, 73, represents Virginia’s 11th Congressional District and has served in the House since 2009.
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