WASHINGTON D.C. — Philadelphia Union captain Alejandro Bedoya scored a goal against D.C. United Sunday night, ran to the sideline to celebrate and then grabbed an on-field microphone and said, “Hey Congress, do something now. End gun violence. Let’s go.”
Bedoya’s call to action came after two more deadly mass shootings in the United States. Twenty people were killed Saturday at an El Paso, Texas, shopping center. Thirteen hours later, nine people were shot and killed in downtown Dayton, Ohio.
“I’m not going to sit idly and watch this stuff happen and not say something,” Bedoya said after the game.