Officials have publicly named the two West Virginia National Guardsmen shot near the White House on Thanksgiving Eve.
According to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro at a Thursday, Nov. 27 press conference, the injured members were identified as 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom and 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe.
NBC Washington reported that Beckstrom is from Webster Springs and Wolfe is from Martinsburg.
The victims have undergone surgery and remain in critical condition, Pirro said. Beckstrom and Wolfe were sworn in less than 24 hours before the attack, Pirro said.
A suspect, officials described as a "lone gunman," is in custody and facing charges in connection with the attack, deemed to be a possible act of terrorism.
Here's what we know so far.
Officials said the two National Guard members were shot near a Farragut West Metro station on Nov. 26. The troops were part of a "high-visibility patrol" at around 2:15 p.m. ET near the corner of 17th and I St. NW, about two blocks from the White House, when the shooting occurred, officials said.
The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal from Washington State, was also shot and subdued by other guard members in the area.
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