WAHSINGTON D.C. (WDEF) We talked to the executive of staff for Congressman Scott DesJarlais from South Pittsburg.
The congressman become no longer a part of the group the place the taking pictures took region, he plays on the soccer group in its place.
Richard Vaughn says all elected officers were bussed back to the capital.
Vaughn has served as a referee at Congressional athletic routine, himself.
He says 5 years in the past, there would had been a great deal more security at a tradition like this.
however that safety has been scaled back.
Vaughn says the only protection have been both physique guards there with Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, who changed into shot.
He believes in the event that they had now not been there, many more of our elected officers could have been shot.
officials say both protection contributors automatically engaged the shooter.
And both had been injured.