The gunman accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. is facing an upgraded charge now that one of the victims has died, U.S. Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro announced Friday.

“There are certainly many more charges to come, but we are upgrading the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree,” Pirro said during an appearance on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.” She added the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Afghan citizen Rahmanullah Lakanwal , “should” pay “the ultimate price” for carrying out the deadly shooting in downtown D.C. on Wednesday afternoon.

Lakanwal, armed with an a powerful .357 Magnum Smith & Wesson revolver, allegedly “opened fire without provocation, ambush style” around 2 p.m. near the Farragut Square Metro stop, just miles away from t

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