Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said at a Thursday news briefing that the National Guard members shot were Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24.

The guard members were hospitalized in critical condition after Wednesday afternoon’s shooting.

Pirro said that the suspect, 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal , drove across the country from Washington state to launch an “ambush-style” attack with a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver.

The shooting happened roughly two blocks northwest of the White House near a metro station.

At least one of the guard members exchanged gunfire with the shooter, said one law enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The suspect,

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