WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) was playing first base during a practice for the congressional baseball game when shots were fired Wednesday morning.

Majority Whip, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), was at second base, and was shot.
Conaway says he could see the suspect firing a rifle on the third base line.
Click the video above to hear Conaway describe the harrowing scene and why he says it's important for the game to go on as scheduled Thursday night.