Of the members of the National Guard of the cycle murdered after suffering a shooting in the vicinity of the White House this Wednesday. The authorities confirmed his death at around 4:00 p.m. local time, after being hospitalized in critical condition.
Local media reported that the soldiers had been hit during a exchange of fire “just one block” from the presidential complex, on the corner of 17th Street and I Street. In
“The White House is aware and actively monitoring this tragic situation. The president has been informed“, Karoline Leavitt, spokesperson for the Government of Donald Trumpwho was in Florida this Wednesday.
From there he confirmed the seriousness of the agents and promised in his Truth Social that “the animal that shot the two national guards will pay a very high price“, before sending his support and affection to the wounded agents and the country’s forces.
A few minutes after the shooting, the Washington DC Police announced the arrest of “a suspect”, proceeding to immediately cordon off the area, which has been populated with other agents and emergency health services.
The National guard was deployed to Washington in August and by order of Trump to fight crime in the city, which has one of the highest rates in the country. Although the mayor, Democrat Muriel Bowser, initially opposed the deployment and caused a clash with Donald Trump, shortly after they approached positions around the presence of this body.
