By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GARY FIELDS, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.

Two guard soldiers were shot near the White House and their conditions aren’t immediately known, according to two law enforcement officials not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.

Emergency vehicles were seen responding to the area and at least one helicopter landed on the National Mall.

The Joint DC Task Force confirmed they were responding to an incident in the vicinity of the White House in the movements after reports of the shooting. However, the spokesperson wouldn’t immediately confirm or deny if any National Guard members had been shot.

The Metropolitan Police Department said they were responding to a shooting but didn’t immediately provide more information.

A spokesperson for Mayor Muriel Bowser said that local leaders were actively monitoring the situation. The mayor was in the city when the incident occurred.

President Donald Trump was at his West Palm Beach golf course when the shooting took place.

“The White House is aware and actively monitoring this tragic situation. The President has been briefed,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Hundreds of National Guard members from the district and several states have been patrolling the nation’s capital after President Donald Trump in August issued an emergency order in the capital, federalizing the local police force and sending in the guard from eight states and the District of Columbia.

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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GARY FIELDS, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.

Two guard soldiers were shot near the White House and their conditions aren’t immediately known, according to two law enforcement officials not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.

Emergency vehicles were seen responding to the area and at least one helicopter landed on the National Mall.

The Joint DC Task Force confirmed they were responding to an incident in the vicinity of the White House in the movements after reports of the shooting. However, the spokesperson wouldn’t immediately confirm or deny if any National Guard members had been shot.

The Metropolitan Police Department said they were responding to a shooting but didn’t immediately provide more information.

A spokesperson for Mayor Muriel Bowser said that local leaders were actively monitoring the situation. The mayor was in the city when the incident occurred.

President Donald Trump was at his West Palm Beach golf course when the shooting took place.

“The White House is aware and actively monitoring this tragic situation. The President has been briefed,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Hundreds of National Guard members from the district and several states have been patrolling the nation’s capital after President Donald Trump in August issued an emergency order in the capital, federalizing the local police force and sending in the guard from eight states and the District of Columbia.

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A Plymouth man was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday in connection with a fatal crash while he was driving intoxicated in Anoka.

Zachary Scott Lee Wydella. (Courtesy of the Anoka County Sheriff’s Department)

Zachary Scott Lee Wydella, 38, was found guilty in connection with the March 2025 crash that killed a Ham Lake woman.

The county attorney’s office said the courtroom was filled during Tuesday’s sentencing with family members of Ann Marie Moore, 51, who died in the March 2025 crash. Family members “provided a significant number of victim impact statements and shared photos from throughout her life” at Tuesday’s sentencing.

Wydella was found guilty of two counts of criminal vehicular homicide: one for driving in a negligent manner while under the influence of alcohol and another for driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.

The criminal complaint said his blood-alcohol level was 0.246 — three times the legal limit to drive — and that he was speeding at the time of a crash along North Street near Seventh Avenue, a mostly industrial area about 1½ miles northeast of the city’s downtown.

According to the criminal complaint, Anoka police officers dispatched to the scene saw Moore’s Toyota Yaris sedan with front-end damage facing west in the eastbound lane and halfway up the curb. She was trapped in the car and unconscious and not breathing. Medics arrived and pronounced her dead at the scene.

Wydella’s Toyota Sienna minivan was facing east in the westbound lane. He was injured, and had regained consciousness. When speaking with officers, his breath smelled of alcohol and his speech was slurred. His eyes were bloodshot and watery.

An open box of wine was found under the passenger seat of his minivan. A cup was found and wine was splattered on the driver’s side door.

Moore’s online obituary says she was a mother, daughter and sister who will be remembered for her “huge heart, compassionate ways, and her laugh. She enjoyed baking, crafting, vacationing with her friends. Above all, she enjoyed time spent with her daughter, nieces, nephews and family.”

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A Plymouth man was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday in connection with a fatal crash while he was driving intoxicated in Anoka.

Zachary Scott Lee Wydella. (Courtesy of the Anoka County Sheriff’s Department)

Zachary Scott Lee Wydella, 38, was found guilty in connection with the March 2025 crash that killed a Ham Lake woman.

The county attorney’s office said the courtroom was filled during Tuesday’s sentencing with family members of Ann Marie Moore, 51, who died in the March 2025 crash. Family members “provided a significant number of victim impact statements and shared photos from throughout her life” at Tuesday’s sentencing.

Wydella was found guilty of two counts of criminal vehicular homicide: one for driving in a negligent manner while under the influence of alcohol and another for driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.

The criminal complaint said his blood-alcohol level was 0.246 — three times the legal limit to drive — and that he was speeding at the time of a crash along North Street near Seventh Avenue, a mostly industrial area about 1½ miles northeast of the city’s downtown.

According to the criminal complaint, Anoka police officers dispatched to the scene saw Moore’s Toyota Yaris sedan with front-end damage facing west in the eastbound lane and halfway up the curb. She was trapped in the car and unconscious and not breathing. Medics arrived and pronounced her dead at the scene.

Wydella’s Toyota Sienna minivan was facing east in the westbound lane. He was injured, and had regained consciousness. When speaking with officers, his breath smelled of alcohol and his speech was slurred. His eyes were bloodshot and watery.

An open box of wine was found under the passenger seat of his minivan. A cup was found and wine was splattered on the driver’s side door.

Moore’s online obituary says she was a mother, daughter and sister who will be remembered for her “huge heart, compassionate ways, and her laugh. She enjoyed baking, crafting, vacationing with her friends. Above all, she enjoyed time spent with her daughter, nieces, nephews and family.”

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