Bei einer Schießerei in der Nähe des Weißen Hauses in Washington sind zwei Nationalgardisten ums Leben gekommen.

Die beiden seien ihren schweren Verletzungen erlegen, teilte der Gouverneur von West Virginia, Patrick Morrisey, am Mittwoch mit. Der mutmaßliche Täter wurde laut Polizei in Gewahrsam genommen. Informationen zu Hintergründen der Tat gab es zunächst nicht. US-Präsident Donald Trump befand sich nicht in Washington.

“Diese tapferen West-Virginier haben im Dienst für ihr Land ihr Leben verloren”, schrieb Morrisey auf der Plattform X. Heimatschutzministerin Kristi Noem erklärte ebenfalls dort, dass ihr Ministerium mit der Polizei zusammenarbeite, um mehr Informationen zu dem Vorfall zu erhalten. Präsident Donald Trump sei in Kenntnis gesetzt worden, sagte eine Sprecherin des US-Präsidialamtes.

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