A man accused of shooting two U.S. National Guard members near the White House in what authorities say was an ambush attack will face a murder charge after one soldier died of her injuries.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said the suspected gunman, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal who is originally from Afghanistan, will have one assault charge upgraded.

“There are certainly many more charges to come, but we are upgrading the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree,” Pirro told Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning .

Lakanwal is accused of shooting West Virginia National Guard members Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, on Wednesday afternoon.

Pirro said the investigation is continuing “around the clock” to determine how the accu

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