Two West Virginia National Guard servicemembers deployed to Washington, D.C., are in critical condition after they were shot near the White House on Wednesday in what officials have called a “targeted” attack.

The shooting happened at around 2:15 p.m., while National Guard members were conducting “high visibility patrols,” Metropolitan Police Department Executive Assistant Chief Jeffery Carroll said in a press conference. The suspect appeared to be a “lone gunman,” Carroll said. He was taken into custody after an exchange of gunfire, although Carroll said it was unclear whether he was shot by one of the guard members or another law enforcement officer responding to the scene. The suspect, who was apprehended, was transported to a hospital, as were the injured National Guard members.

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