Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot in an ambush-style attack in Washington, D.C., Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a video message after two West Virginia National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C. were shot Wednesday afternoon just blocks from the White House.

The two members of the National Guard who were shot in the US capital Washington have died, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey said on Wednesday.