A National Guard soldier secures the area with crime scene tape after a shooting in downtown Washington on Wednesday.

Two national guardsmen are in critical condition and a wounded suspect is in custody after what officials said was a targeted shooting near the White House, which prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to order more troops to Washington as part of his contentious crackdown on urban crime.

A man walked around a corner, raised a gun and opened fire around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to local police, shooting two members of the West Virginia National Guard outside an entrance to the Farragut West metro station.

The attack unfolded about two blocks from the White House. Mr. Trump is in Florida for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday and other top officials were also away. Pol

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