Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the U.S. capital have been shot blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor characterized as a targeted attack.

Two West Virginia National Guard members were shot near the White House and Farragut Metro Station in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Police said one suspect is in custody.

Two National Guard soldiers were shot and critically wounded on Wednesday in downtown Washington near the White House in what officials described as a targeted ambush, and the suspect was in custody after suffering gunshot wounds during the incident.

WASHINGTON — Two West Virginia National Guard members deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday near the White House, the state’s governor said. Gov. Patrick Morrisey originally confirmed the soldiers’ deaths in a social media post.

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 FBI searched multiple properties in Washington state and San Diego on Thursday in what officials said was a terrorism probe into an Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guard members,