National Guard members shot in D.C. identified but motive still unknown

"The 29-year-old suspect was identified as an Afghan national who previously worked with the CIA and other U.S. agencies. He, too, remains in a local hospital under heavy surveillance after being shot by another Guard member, Pirro confirmed. She said the likely charges for the attack are three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence."

"What they're saying: Brig. Gen. Leland Blanchard, the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, said that "regardless of the outcome, we know that their lives, their families' lives, are all changed forever because one person decided to do this horrific and evil thing." Pirro said the pair were "sworn in" less that a day before they were shot. Catch up quick: The "targeted" shooting occurred around 2:15pm ET near a metro stop a short walk away from the White House."

The 29-year-old suspect is an Afghan national who previously worked with the CIA and other U.S. agencies and remains in a local hospital under heavy surveillance after being shot by another Guard member. Likely charges include three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence; if the Guard members die, prosecutors would pursue first-degree murder. President Trump demanded the death penalty for all murders in D.C. The pair had been sworn in less than a day before the shooting, which occurred around 2:15pm ET near a metro stop a short walk from the White House. The administration filed an emergency motion related to Guard deployment and the president requested 500 additional Guard members, which the Army said it would rapidly execute.

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