Two National Guard soldiers were grievously wounded when a man shot them blocks from the White House on Wednesday afternoon.

National Guard members Andrew Wolfe, 24, and Sarah Beckstrom, 20, remained in critical condition Thursday after undergoing surgery, officials said.

The suspect, a 29-year-old man from Afghanistan, was also injured after he opened fire, according to authorities. The authorities detained him and said he appeared to have acted alone.

The suspect had worked with CIA-backed military units in Afghanistan during the U.S. war there, the agency said on Thursday.

In a televised address on Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump called the shooting an act of terror and said the gunman would “pay a very steep price.”

Here’s what we know about the shooting:

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