Suspect in custody after 2 National Guard members shot near the White House, police say
Two West Virginia National Guard members died in a shooting near the White House; the suspect is in custody and was also wounded, officials said.
- Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot near the White House, and conflicting reports indicated they both later died from their injuries, according to West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.
- A suspect has been taken into custody with severe injuries, and authorities reported that the scene is secured after the shooting incident.
- President Donald Trump was briefed on the situation and stated that the shooter would 'pay a very steep price' for the attack.
- The shooting prompted a lockdown at the White House, emphasizing the need for a thorough investigation of the incident.
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Here Are the WORST Early TV News Hot Takes After the Deadly National Guard Ambush
On Wednesday afternoon in the 2:00 p.m. Eastern hour, a suspect opened fire outside the Washington D.C. subway system’s Farragut West station on members of the National Guard who were deployed as part of President Trump’s focus on crushing crime in major U.S. cities. We learned less than an hour after news first broke that both National Guardsmen – a male and female from West Virginia – were dead.
BREAKING: Shooting of National Guard troops was ‘targeted’—suspect in custody not cooperating
“Two of our brave members of the National Guard and Department of War were brazenly attacked in a horrendous act of violence,” he said. “They were shot, they’re in critical condition.”
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