Two National Guard members were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House. A suspect is in custody, and President Trump has ordered 500 more National Guard troops to Washington.

Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence.

FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said the Guard members were hospitalized in critical condition. Mayor Bowser said they were victims of a ”targeted shooting.”

A suspect who was in custody also was shot and had wounds that were not believed to be life-threatening, according to a law enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

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