The suspect in the Washington, D.C., shooting that critically wounded two National Guard members was an Afghan national who served alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan, officials and a relative say.

The suspect, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29,according to four senior law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, opened fire at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday a short distance from the White House, striking two National Guard members who were on patrol.

The suspect was also shot in the incident and is hospitalized, authorities said.

Officials have said it was a targeted shooting.

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