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One victim has died and one remains hospitalized. Authorities are still examining the motives of the suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan national who helped the CIA.
West Virginia honored fallen National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom and critically injured Guardsman Andrew Wolfe with a moment of silence before the university's football game.
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Trump sent National Guard troops to Washington in August. Some are armed. Some have cleaned parks
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot in Washington about two blocks from the White House.
A deadly shooting involving two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., earlier this week rattled officials across the nation, and has spurred an increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital and an intensification of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
A fatal attack on a routine patrol has intensified questions over the Trump administration’s open-ended military deployments in American cities.
West Virginia communities and officials are honoring two members of the state's National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C., this week, lauding their dedication to serving their country.
Beckstrom’s ex-boyfriend, Adam Carr, described her as a “loving, caring person” with a “huge heart” to CNN. A woman at a vigil for Beckstrom in Webster Springs, West Virginia, told the publication, “I did not know a single soul here or anywhere that was as nice as she was or as caring. She really just made everybody happier.”