Two National Guardsmen have died after a shooting just before 2:30 on Wednesday, right next to Farragut Square Park and two blocks north of the White House.

The scene at 17th Street and I Street NW is now secured and a shooting suspect is in custody, the Metropolitan Police Department said on social media just before 3 p.m. Police believe there is only one suspect in the shooting.

West Virginia Guardsmen killed

The two National Guardsmen were both from West Virginia, and their deaths were confirmed in a statement from West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

"It is with great sorrow that we can confirm both members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot earlier today in Washington, DC have passed away from their injuries," Morrisey said in a statement posted to social media. "Th

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