Two National Guard members from West Virginia remain in critical condition when a gunman opened fire on them in an apparent "targeted shooting" near the White House.

A National Guard member died on Thursday after being shot near the White House in an ambush that investigators say was carried out by an Afghan national, an attack President Donald Trump blamed on Biden-era immigration vetting failures as he ordered a sweeping review of asylum cases.

The man suspected of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday drove across the country from his home in Washington state with plans to carry out the

The Afghan national accused of opening fire on two West Virginia National Guardsmen near the White House passed through multiple layers of federal screening over a four-year period, securing approvals under both the Biden and Trump administrations before the attack,

The suspected gunman has been identified by law enforcement as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal. He will be charged with three counts of assault with the intent to kill while armed and criminal possession of a weapon, officials said during a press conference on Thursday.

A man was charged with second-degree murder in a Capitol Hill shooting. The charging documents don't indicate a possible motive.