The two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot in Washington on Wednesday were among more than 2,000 troops deployed to the nation’s capital as part of President Donald Trump’s crime-fighting mission that involved taking over the local police department.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration is deploying an additional 500 National Guard troops to Washington DC.

Officials also reveal the Afghan suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, drove across the country from Washington state before the attack.

President Trump posted a video condemning the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington, DC.

Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the U.S. capital have been shot blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor characterized as a targeted attack

Two members of the National Guard were shot near the White House in Washington, D.C., Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.

Wolfe was a member of the Air National Guard in West Virginia who entered the service in February 2019 and had earned numerous service medals. Beckstrom was assigned to a military police company as part of the West Virginia National Guard,

The West Virginia governor initially said the troops had died, but walked back the statement to say his office was "receiving conflicting reports" about their condition.