Crime and Public Safety
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Shooting Of Two National Guard Members In Washington D.C. Was ‘Targeted Attack,’ Mayor Says
Two National Guard members are in critical condition after a “targeted attack” in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, according to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, leaving one suspect injured and the troops in critical condition.
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The two cwho were part of West Virginia’s National Guard force, sustained critical wounds before they were transported to local hospitals, President Donald Trump said, calling the shooting suspect an “animal.”
Metropolitan Police Department official Jeffery Carroll said a lone gunman “ambushed” members of the National Guard just blocks from the White House and “came around the corner” before firing at them, with other National Guard members intervening to end the attack.
Bowser called the incident a “targeted attack,” noting the suspect is in custody after sustaining an injury.
Officials said there are no other suspects.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters Trump asked him to deploy an additional 500 National Guard members to D.C. in the wake of the shooting.
The National Guard’s presence in D.C. is part of a larger anti-crime federal task force ordered by Trump in August.
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