The charges against the man who authorities say shot two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday.

Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, said the suspected gunman in the shooting of two National Guard members will be charged with first-degree murder after the death of a

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One member of the West Virginia National Guard who was shot in the attack near the White House in Washington, DC, died after being in critical condition, President Donald Trump said Thursday.

Sarah Beckstrom, 20, succumbed to her injuries, while a second guardsman remains in critical condition, said President Donald Trump on Thursday.

"Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom of the National Guard — a hero who volunteered to serve DC on Thanksgiving for people she never met a

An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House.

One of the two U.S. National Guard members shot during an ambush attack in Washington D.C. has died. The other is reportedly fighting for his life.