Two people working in the office of a US lawmaker were attacked In the United States, two people working in the regional office of Congressman Gerry Connolly were attacked by someone who entered the office with a baseball bat. In the United States, two people working in the regional office of Congressman Gerry Connolly were attacked by someone who entered the office with a baseball bat. Connolly, the Virginia Representative of the U.S. House of Representatives, reported in a written statement that this morning a man with a baseball bat in his hand entered his district office in Virginia and abused two of his employees. Connolly, a Democrat, said the attacker asked about him before committing violence against the employees, adding that the person who carried out the attack was in custody. Connolly said two people on his team were transported to the hospital and were not in life-threatening condition. "I have the best team in Congress," Connolly said, adding that it was "inconceivable" that someone would attack his constituents by taking advantage of the accessibility of their staff. In the United States, recent attacks on parliamentarians, their teams and their relatives attract attention. In February, a man attacked Rep. Angie Craig, and Paul Pelosi, the 82-year-old wife of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was seriously injured last year when a man broke into her San Francisco home and hit her on the head with a hammer. According to data from the U.S. Capitol Police, there were about 7,500 cases of direct threats against members of Congress in 2022.