WASHINGTON _ Zachary Barth, a legislative correspondent in the office of Texas Republican Rep. Roger Williams, was one of five people shot at a Wednesday morning practice for the Republican congressional baseball team.
Barth posted on Facebook that he was in the hospital but was "OK."
Barth previously worked as a staff assistant in the office of former GOP Texas Rep. Randy Neugebauer for several months before he was, "snatched up," by Rogers, Neugebaur said.
"He's an outstanding young man," Neugebaur said. "We didn't get to keep him very long. While he was there, he made a big impression. He's very conscientious, personable, probably one of our better staff assistants."
Neugebauer said he texted with Barth Wednesday morning and that Barth had said he was "going to be OK."
Barth was also an intern on the political team for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign.
"He spent some time in NH down the homestretch of the primary helping us with GOTV," National Republican Congressional Committee press secretary Jesse Hunt, also an alum of the Bush campaign, wrote in an email Wednesday morning.
"Great kid," added NRCC Communications Director Matt Gorman, also a Bush campaign veteran. "He's a hard worker and you never saw him without a big smile on his face," Gorman said.
