President Donald Trump said the “animal” who shot two National Guard members near the White House on Wednesday will “pay a very steep price.”

The White House was placed in lockdown on Wednesday afternoon after a shooter opened fire on the soldiers near the president’s residence.

The Metropolitan Police’s Jeffery Carroll said it appears the shooter acted alone but did not reveal the suspect’s name. He said the two guardsmen remain in critical condition.

It cleared up confusion after West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey said in a post that both service members passed, but then walked it back, stating he had been given conflicting information about the members’ conditions.

Local officials said the suspect came around the corner, raised a firearm and started shooting at the two servi

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