Senator Chris Murphy Hospitalized Following Stroke at Son’s Hockey Game

Senator Chris Murphy is reportedly "awake and alert" at Johns Hopkins Hospital after experiencing arm numbness and suffering a stroke on Saturday.

Murphy's office says he was taken to the hospital this weekend after experiencing numbness in his arm. His chief of staff said he is responding well to treatment and expected to make a full recovery. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) had a stroke, his office said in a Sunday statement, adding that he is “responding well to treatment.” “Yesterday afternoon, Senator Murphy started experiencing numbness in his arm while at his son’s hockey game.

Murphy was hospitalized after having a stroke on Saturday, the Connecticut Democrat's office said in a statement. Chris Murphy's office said the 53-year-old Democrat began feeling numbness in his arms while attending his son's hockey game, and he was taken to the hospital.

NPR reported the story as "Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is hospitalized with a stroke." CBS News reported the story as "Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy reportedly "awake" and recovering from stroke." The Post Millennial reported the story as "Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke."

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Source accounts have not fully aligned on every figure tied to this story (different reports cite 53, 53,); the published L1FE summary holds those specifics open until more sources converge.