Both shot soldiers are hospitalized and the shooter is also seriously injured, the president reported. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, responded to the shooting that occurred this Wednesday in Washington, near the White House, in which two military personnel were injured. "The animal that shot at the two members of the National Guard, leaving both in critical condition and now in two different hospitals is also seriously injured, but will still pay a very high price", he wrote on social media. "May God bless our great National Guard and all our military and law enforcement! They are truly wonderful people! I, as President of the United States, and everyone associated with the presidential office are with you!," he added.

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Previously, two soldiers were shot near the White House, in front of the entrance to the Farragut West metro station. The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, expressed that her department is working with the local Police to obtain more information about the event and urged citizens to pray for the well-being of the victims.

Subsequently, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morissey reported that the two soldiers died from the injuries sustained.