The suspect in the shooting at the congressional baseball practice earlier this week had a list including the names of some members of Congress on him, CBS News has confirmed. 
 
 A U.S. official told CBS News that James Hodgkinson, the Alexandria shooter, had a list of names including GOP Reps. Mo Brooks of Alabama, Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, and Trent Franks of Arizona. Duncan and Brooks were at the Alexandria, Virginia, field where GOP members of Congress were practicing for a congressional baseball game Wednesday, although Duncan left before the shooting began. The Daily Caller first reported that Hodgkinson had a note listing members of Congress on his person. 
 
 One source told CBS News the note is not considered an "assassination list," but it is clear Hodgkinson had a group of people he was focused on recently. Sources tell CBS News there were many writings among Hodgkinson's possessions, either on his person, in bags he carried or had in his vehicle. 
 
 Doctors give update on Scalise's condition 
 
 The gunman opened fire around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, striking five people, including House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise. Scalise remained in critical condition Thursday afternoon, and although doctors say his condition has improved some over the last 36 hours, he will require further surgeries, time in the hospital and rehabilitation. 
 
 Hodgkinson died of his wounds Wednesday. 
 
 Federal authorities are investigating Hodgkinson's motives, including examining social media posts that included anti-Trump and anti-Republican sentiments. The FBI believes Hodgkinson had moved from Illinois to Alexandria in recent months, and was living in his vehicle. 
 
 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) traced the two weapons recovered from the scene -- a 9 mm handgun and a 7.62 caliber rifle. At this time, there is no evidence the suspect obtained the weapons illegally. 
 
 CBS News' Andy Triay contributed to this report ||||| Rep. Steve Scalise was upgraded to fair condition Wednesday, as FBI officials disclosed more information about the gunman who was initially in critical condition at shot him on a Virginia baseball diamond last week. 
 
 The Louisiana congressman and House majority whip was shot in the hip and initially in critical condition at MedStar Washington Hospital. But officials upgraded his condition for a second time Wednesday, and his office said he "continues to make good progress." 
 
 Meanwhile, FBI officials said leftist gunman James Hodgkinson had more than 200 rounds of ammunition at a local storage unit when he attacked Republican lawmakers as they practiced for the annual Congressional baseball game. 
 
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 Timothy Slater, special agent in charge of the FBI Washington field office, said Hodgkinson, 66, had rented a storage unit in Alexandria started April 16, which he visited more than 43 times between April and June. 
 
 Also, Hodgkinson visited the office of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in mid-April and emailed Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., sometime between January 2017 and the shooting last week, the FBI said without elaborating. 
 
 In addition to the ammunition, investigators found a laptop computer, a receipt for a November 2016 gun purchase and additional SKS rifle components. Hodgkinson, from Belleville, Ill., used an SKS 7.62mm caliber rifle and a 9mm handgun during the shooting at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park on June 14. 
 
 SCALISE SHOOTER JAMES HODGKINSON HAD LIST OF REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS' NAMES 
 
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 “(Hodgkinson) fired over 60 shots, 50 of those shots were from the SKS rifle,” Slater said, adding it didn’t appear that Hodgkinson had a particular target in mind and it was a spontaneous shooting. 
 
 He said the 9mm handgun was purchased after the election of President Donald Trump in November 2016. In Bellville, police were reportedly called to Hodgkinson’s home 
 
 Hodgkinson acted alone when he shot and gravely wounded Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority whip, and four others, Slater said, adding that Hodgkinson did not have any ties to terrorism. 
 
 The FBI said the agency is actively investigating Hodgkinson’s associates, whereabouts and any activity on social media that could give any indication to his motive last week. 
 
 Slater said Hodgkinson had been suffering in various aspects of his life and espoused anti-Republican sentiment online. He said social media posts did not give any indication of his plans of the attack. 
 
 Authorities previously said Hodgkinson was leaving out of a white cargo van for several months and was frequently seen working on a computer at a nearby YMCA. 
 
 SHOOTING SPURS CALLS FOR NEW LAWMAKER SECURITY MEASURES 
 
 Hodgkinson was spotted regularly over the past several weeks at the YMCA next to the site of the shooting, sitting with a computer in the lobby or at a table in an exercise area that looked out onto the baseball field. 
 
 Slater said the paper with a list of names of Congress members found on Hodgkinson did not include any context. He added there is no indication the names on the list are under any threat. 
 
 Fox News reported the list contained the names of six members associated with the Freedom Caucus: 
 
 Reps. Scot DesJarlais, R-Tenn., Trent Franks, R-Ariz., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Mo Brooks, R-Ala., and Morgan Griffith, R-Va. 
 
 Scalise and other congressional Republicans were practicing for their annual charity baseball game against Democrats when a gunman started shooting. U.S. Capitol Police and other officers returned fire and killed Hodgkinson. 
 
 Fox News' Chad Pergram and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 
 
 Lucia I. Suarez Sang is a Reporter for FoxNews.com. 
 
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 A gunman opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball team practicing on a suburban Virginia field wounding Louisiana congressman Steve Scalise and at least four others. (Photo: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY) 
 
 A gunman opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball team practicing on a suburban Virginia field Wednesday, critically wounding Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise and shooting four other people as horrified legislators and staffers scrambled for cover amid a barrage of bullets. 
 
 Capitol Police, who provided security for the practice, engaged the shooter, identified by authorities as James Hodgkinson, 66, from Belleville, Ill. President Trump later said the suspect was killed in the ensuing shootout. 
 
 Congressional aide Zachary Barth, Tyson Foods lobbyist Matt Mika, and Capitol Police special agents Crystal Griner and David Bailey also were wounded in the rampage. The agents were hailed as heroes. 
 
 "Many lives would have been lost if not for the heroic actions of the two Capitol Police officers who took down the gunman despite sustaining gunshot wounds during a very, very brutal assault," Trump said. "Melania and I are grateful for their heroism and praying for the swift recovery of all victims." 
 
 Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., also praised the officers. 
 
 “Had they not been there it probably would have been a turkey shoot,” he said. “There were, I don’t know, 40, 50 congressmen and senators out there on an open field - very few places to hide.’’ 
 
 Trump made a visit at 8:45 p.m. ET at Medstar Washington Hospital Center, where Scalise underwent surgery earlier Wednesday. The hospital said in a statement after the surgery that Scalise remained in critical condition and that the bullet that entered his hip "travelled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs, and causing severe bleeding." The statement said that Scalise will require additional operations. 
 
 Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., was standing on the third base line and was about to take batting practice when he heard a loud bang behind him. He turned and saw, past a dugout, a middle-aged man pushing a rifle through the chain-link fence, firing toward second base and the outfield. 
 
 “He was not saying anything,” Brooks said. “He was just blasting away with his gun, shooting rapidly.” 
 
 Bedlam erupted on the field. Brooks heard someone scream “active shooter.” Someone else yelled “take cover.” In the chaos, Brooks heard a yell from Scalise standing at second base. 
 
 Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., said the baseball practice session was almost over when the rampage began on the field shortly after 7 a.m. “I heard a bang, and I thought it sounded like a gun. I never saw a shooter," he said. "I got bloody running and jumping into the dugout.” 
 
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 Fleischmann said the practice was attended by House members, senators and their staff, among others. “A lot like me got bloody running for cover,” he said. 
 
 “It is just a madhouse here,” Fleischmann added. “It’s horrible. I’ve never experienced anything like that.” 
 
 St. Clair County, Ill., Sheriff Richard Watson said Hodgkinson is believed to have left his Illinois home four or five weeks ago and had been in the Alexandria area since then. 
 
 Deputies last encountered Hodgkinson at his Belleville, Ill., home on March 24, when a neighbor reported gunshots fired in the area, Watson said. Deputies found Hodgkinson with a hunting rifle on his property where he was apparently engaged in target practice, Watson said. 
 
 “The guy was very cordial,’’ the sheriff said. “He showed the deputy his firearms identification card. Even though he was on his own property, he told the deputy that he probably should take the rifle to a gun range, just to be safe.’’ 
 
 On Wednesday morning, South Carolina Rep. Jeff Duncan said he was leaving practice early when the man he believes was the gunman asked him if the players were Democrats or Republicans. 
 
 "I told him they were Republicans, he said 'OK, thanks,' and turned around," Duncan told reporters. "I got in the car and left." 
 
 Minutes later he heard about the rampage. 
 
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 Tim Slater, an FBI special agent in charge of the investigation, said it was too early to say if the shooter was targeting Republicans. Hodgkinson, however, had a history of raging online against President Trump and other Republicans and once singled out Scalise. 
 
 "Here's a Republican that should lose his job, but they gave him a raise,'' Hodgkinson allegedly wrote in a 2015 post to his Facebook account. The message was accompanied by a cartoon depiction of Scalise. 
 
 In a March 22 Facebook post, Hodgkinson described Trump as a "traitor.'' 
 
 "Trump Has Destroyed Our Democracy,'' he wrote. "It's Time to Destroy Trump & Co." 
 
 Former Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille said Wednesday that he remembers meeting Hodgkinson more than a month ago at the YMCA, adjacent to the baseball field where the attack occurred. 
 
 Euille said that Hodgkinson referred to him as “Mr. Mayor’’ and that he would regularly see him at a table at the Y, drinking coffee and using his laptop. He said it didn't occur to him that the man was the shooter until he saw his photograph in media accounts. 
 
 Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a statement saying the suspect apparently had volunteered on his presidential campaign. Sanders said he was "sickened by this despicable act." 
 
 "Let me be as clear as I can be. Violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society and I condemn this action in the strongest possible terms," Sanders said. "Real change can only come about through nonviolent action, and anything else runs against our most deeply held American values." 
 
 Scalise, the third-ranking GOP whip in the House, was shot in the hip and listed in critical condition after surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. 
 
 "Prior to entering surgery, the Whip was in good spirits and spoke to his wife by phone," his office said in a statement. "He is grateful for the brave actions of U.S. Capitol Police, first responders, and colleagues." 
 
 Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, said his staffer Barth was among the wounded and was in stable condition. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Matthew Verderosa said the wounded officers were in good condition. Mika was shot several times and was in critical condition, his family said in a statement. 
 
 The team of Republican congressman and staff members were practicing for a charity baseball game scheduled for Thursday against a Democratic team. 
 
 Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Meehan said he had been joking and talking trash to Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan since striking him out on a curveball last year. "He just came up and gave me a hug," Meehan said. 
 
 Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., said his team was practicing elsewhere when they heard about the attack. "We're safe & with police, everyone praying for GOP colleagues, staff & Cap police," Huffman tweeted. 
 
 The shooting took place at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park, in the Del Ray section of Alexandria about seven miles from the Capitol. It's a quiet community made up of restaurants, small businesses and lots of families. Residents describe it as a safe neighborhood where people walk around outside until late at night. The field serves as a community hub, with games and activities at all hours. 
 
 The special agents were providing security at the practice and quickly returned fire when the shooting began, Verderosa said. Alexandria Chief Michael Brown said his officers arrived three minutes after the first emergency call came in at 7:09 a.m. ET, and also joined the gunfight. 
 
 Sen. Rand Paul said he was "shaken but unharmed" after the rampage. 
 
 "Many people likely would have died this morning if not for the bravery of the Capitol Police," Paul said. "My thanks to them are inadequate but heartfelt. They never hesitated to put their lives on the line to save everyone." 
 
 Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., told CNN people scattered when the shooting began. Scalise was standing in the infield and fell where he stood. 
 
 "He was not able to move under his own power. He was dragging his body from second base," Brooks said. "There was not a whole lot we could do." 
 
 "It's not easy when you see people around you being shot and you don't have a weapon yourself," Brooks added. "You feel helpless." 
 
 Contributing: Michael Collins, Deborah Berry, Susan Miller, Eliza Collins, Heidi Przybyla, Bryan Lyman of the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser 
 
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– The Alexandria shooter carried a list bearing the names of some Republican congressmen when he went on his early-morning rampage on Wednesday. Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama confirms to CNN that he was on the list as was his office number. Reps. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina and Trent Franks of Arizona were also on it, per CBS. (A Fox News reporter puts the number of names on the list at six, tweeting they are all Freedom Caucus members, though most other reports still specify three.) The note is not considered an "assassination list," per CBS, but indicates that shooter James Hodgkinson, 66, was eyeing a specific group of lawmakers. Franks declined to talk about the list but tells CNN "it's clear that [the attack] was premeditated." Hodgkinson, an anti-Republican activist and Bernie Sanders campaign volunteer who was shot dead by cops, had two photos of the field on his cellphone, per the New York Times. For some time before the attack, Hodgkinson used a YMCA next to the ballpark, where he was frequently seen tapping on his laptop in the lobby. Duncan and Brooks were among the reps on the baseball diamond, though Duncan left early. Brooks was uninjured. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, the only rep who was shot, remained in critical condition after two operations to stop internal bleeding and repair a leg bone, per the Times. He will likely undergo further surgeries. Police are probing Hodgkinson's motives, including his social media posts in which he railed against Republicans and President Trump, per CBS. (Threats to reps of both parties increased last week.)