Live updates: 2 National Guard members in critical condition after potential ‘terrorist’ shooting in D.C.

The two National Guard members who were shot in Washington, D.C., yesterday were “ambushed in a brazen, targeted attack” by a man who drove across the country from Washington state with the purpose of carrying out the attack, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said at a news conference this morning.

Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe were attacked at around 2:15 p.m. near 17th Street and I Street in the northwest section of the city, Pirro said.

The gunman, armed with a revolver, opened fire “without provocation,” she said.

“One guardsman is struck, goes down, and then the shooter leans over and strikes the guardsman again,” Pirro said. “Another guardsman is struck several times.”

Fellow guard members responded and subdued the shooter. The suspect remains hospitalized after being shot and is under heavy guard.