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National Guard members stand in a cordoned-off area after two others were shot near the White House in Washington Nov. 26, 2025. The two who were shot were hospitalized in critical condition, FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters. (OSV News photo/Nathan Howard, Reuters) (Nathan Howard)

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Catholic bishops offer prayers for National Guard members shot in DC

December 1, 2025January 21, 2026

OSV News – Catholic bishops are offering prayers following the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members in the nation's capital Nov. 26.The midafternoon attack, believed to be perpetrated by a lone suspect now in custody, killed 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, who succumbed to her injuries in the hospital Nov. 27, and left 24-year-old Andrew…...

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