BREAKING: In moments, a ball field becomes a battlefield for congressional baseball team: How the Alexandria, Va., shooting unfolded

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   One congressman thought it was a car backfiring. A senator saw gravel kick up and thought nothing of it. A photographer saw a man with a long gun but wondered why someone would be hunting near a baseball field. Then the horror became clear: After being told that the players on the suburban Virginia field were the Republican congressional baseball team practicing for an annual charity game, a gunman opened fire Wednesday morning around 7 a.m., shooting dozens of rounds and injuring five people before being killed by police. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108