No sooner did news break that a gunman shot Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) were left-wing Twitter users celebrating the attack — in which two Capitol Police were also shot, as well as a congressional staffer, and possibly more. Activist and media personality, Tariq Nasheed, appeared to indicate support for the shooting on Twitter:
Author Malcom Harris, "joked"(?) that the shooter may have simply been acting in self-defense:
