Both victims are in critical condition, and the suspect is in custody, DC police say<\/p>\n
Two US National Guard members were shot just blocks from the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday.
\nPolice said the crime scene has been secured and the suspect is in custody.\u00a0
\nExecutive Assistant Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department Jeffrey Carroll said both victims are in critical condition. He added that the suspect appears to be \u201ca lone gunman who raised the firearm and ambushed\u201d guardsmen performing \u201chigh visibility patrols.\u201d
\nAccording to CNN, the suspect approached the guardsmen and fired at one of them at close range. He then reportedly shot at another guardsman who tried to take cover behind a bus stop.
\nWest Virginia Governor Patrick Morrissey initially wrote on X shortly after the incident that the victims were members of the state\u2019s National Guard and had died from their injuries. He later clarified that he was \u201creceiving conflicting reports\u201d about their condition.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump condemned the shooting on Truth Social.
\n\u201cThe animal that shot the two National Guardsmen, with both being critically wounded, and now in two separate hospitals, is also severely wounded, but regardless, will pay a very steep price,\u201d he\u00a0wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vice President J.D. Vance asked the public to pray for the victims. \u201cI think it\u2019s a somber reminder that soldiers, whether they\u2019re active-duty, reserve or National Guard, are the sword and the shield of the United States of America,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said after the shooting that 500 additional National Guardsmen would join the 2,500 troops currently stationed in DC.
\nTrump deployed the National Guard in DC and other urban centers earlier this year as part of what he described as a crackdown on rampant crime in Democrat-run cities. Democrats condemned the move as an abuse of power and filed lawsuits, leading courts to temporarily block some of the deployments.
\nLast month, large-scale \u2018No Kings\u2019 marches were held across the US to protest Trump\u2019s crackdown on illegal immigration and his use of the National Guard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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