The suspect in the shooting of two National Guardsmen will be charged with first degree murder, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said on Friday, following the death of one of the soldiers.

"There are certainly many more charges to come, but we are upgrading the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree," Pirro said in an interview on Fox News.

As of Friday morning, no charges had been filed in federal court or in DC Superior Court against the suspect, according to court records.

National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died on Thanksgiving Day; she was one of two National Guard soldiers who were shot on Wednesday near Farragut Square Metro Station in Washington D.C.

The other soldier, 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe, remains hospitalized.

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