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\u201cAt this point, we have no other suspects,\u201d Carroll said at a news conference.<\/p>\n
At least one of the Guard members exchanged gunfire with the shooter, said another law enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n
Social media video shared in the immediate aftermath showed first responders performing CPR on one of the troops and treating the other on a glass-covered sidewalk.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur family is praying for the West Virginia Guardsmen, their loved ones and their unit, after today\u2019s horrific shooting in D.C.,\u201d Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said on social media<\/a>. \u201cWe condemn this violent act and thank the heroic first responders for rushing to the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell, who launched a 2026 gubernatorial campaign last week, also denounced the incident.<\/p>\n \u201cMy thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all emergency responders on the scene,\u201d he wrote on the social media platform X<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no place for violence like this in America,\u201d Sen. Alex Padilla wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n The shooting comes amid concerns of escalating political violence after multiple high-profile assassinations this year, and months after the Trump administration deployed National Guard troops<\/a> to the D.C. area, citing high crime and calling the condition of the city \u201ca national disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe local government of the District of Columbia has lost control of public order and safety in the city,\u201d the White House memorandum from August said. Washington is one of nine cities where the administration has sent federal officers, ostensibly to control crime issues.<\/p>\n The deployments, which included Los Angeles, raised criticism from Democratic leaders that they would only serve to inflame tensions.<\/p>\n In June, when Trump ordered 2,000 troops to L.A., Newsom wrote on social media<\/a> that it was \u201cthe wrong mission and will erode public trust.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions,\u201d Newsom wrote.<\/p>\n