New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- A suspect is in custody following a shooting that injured two National Guard members near the White House on Wednesday (November 26), Washington D.C. police confirmed. Authorities secured the area and launched an immediate response.

According to law enforcement officials speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity, both National Guard members were critically wounded and transported to separate hospitals. The current conditions of the soldiers have not been released.

President Donald Trump reacted strongly to a shooting incident involving two National Guard members near the White House on Wednesday, posting a statement on Truth Social.

In his post, Trump described the assailant as "the animal that shot the two Nat...