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Two West Virginia National Guard members shot near White House identified as Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe. Both were sworn in just 24 hours earlier.
The victims, who remain in a critical condition, have been named as Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24.
The FBI is investigating Wednesday's shooting as a possible act of terrorism, with Mayor Muriel Bowser calling it a "targeted shooting."
New Yorker writer Jane Mayer faced backlash after criticizing the National Guard deployment following the shooting of two guardsmen in Washington, D.C.
The second West Virginia National Guard member critically wounded in a cowardly ambush by an Afhgan refugee Wednesday has been identified. The brave guardsman was identified as 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom,
Authorities said that the National Guard members injured in the shooting were part of a "high-visibility patrol" near the White House.
Rep. James Walkinshaw said the Trump administration was taking its "eye off the ball" on public safety after two National Guard members were shot near the White House.
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