National Guard members ‘ambushed’ by shooter in Washington, D.C., police say
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Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to Washington, D.C., were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in what the mayor described as a ‘targeted attack.’ A suspect is now in custody after reportedly being shot. CBC’s Katie Nicholson has more from D.C.
The Latest
- The FBI is leading the investigation into the shooting of two members of the National Guard in Washington, D.C.
- FBI director Kash Patel said the officers are in hospital with critical injuries.
- A suspect was also taken to hospital after being shot.
- Officials said it was too soon to speculate on a potential motive for what D.C. Metropolitan Police described as an ambush.
- West Virginia’s governor initially said the officers had died but later corrected himself, saying he had received “conflicting reports” about what had happened.
