RUSH TRANSCRIPT Thank you ░░░░░░░░ for being here on ░░░░░░░░ difficult day As you ░░░░░░░░ my name is Jeanine ░░░░░░░░ I m the United ░░░░░░░░ attorney for the district ░░░░░░░░ Columbia I m joined ░░░░░░░░ several individuals who representing ░░░░░░░░ who have been working ░░░░░░░░ the clock since this ░░░░░░░░ event happened To my ░░░░░░░░ we have the director ░░░░░░░░ the FBI We have ░░░░░░░░ leland blanchard of the ░░░░░░░░ Guard mayor bowser is ░░░░░░░░ as well We have ░░░░░░░░ assistant chief jeffery carroll ░░░░░░░░ the mpd darren cox ░░░░░░░░ the Washington FBI field ░░░░░░░░ and special agent in ░░░░░░░░ Samuel ward of the ░░░░░░░░ in Washington I want ░░░░░░░░ provide you with an ░░░░░░░░ on the tragic shooting ░░░░░░░░ occurred on two brave ░░░░░░░░ of the West Virginia ░░░░░░░░ Guard as they served ░░░░░░░░ Washington D C Unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ as most families join ░░░░░░░░ to give thanks for ░░░░░░░░ blessings that have been ░░░░░░░░ upon them two families ░░░░░░░░ shattered and destroyed and ░░░░░░░░ apart as a result ░░░░░░░░ the actions of one ░░░░░░░░ First and foremost our ░░░░░░░░ go out to the ░░░░░░░░ and their families These ░░░░░░░░ dedicated service members who ░░░░░░░░ performing their duties in ░░░░░░░░ to our nation and ░░░░░░░░ are currently in critical ░░░░░░░░ They have undergone surgery ░░░░░░░░ pray for their well ░░░░░░░░ as they continue to ░░░░░░░░ cared for in the ░░░░░░░░ possible way We have ░░░░░░░░ in constant contact with ░░░░░░░░ families The two national ░░░░░░░░ that we re talking ░░░░░░░░ are Sarah Beckstrom and ░░░░░░░░ wolf They were uniformed ░░░░░░░░ of the West Virginia ░░░░░░░░ Guard and in D ░░░░░░░░ to keep D C ░░░░░░░░ Pursuant to President Trump ░░░░░░░░ executive order to make ░░░░░░░░ C Safe and beautiful ░░░░░░░░ answered the call they ░░░░░░░░ the charge they volunteered ░░░░░░░░ put their lives on ░░░░░░░░ line for people that ░░░░░░░░ don t even know ░░░░░░░░ that unfortunately is becoming ░░░░░░░░ reality more and more ░░░░░░░░ the members of law ░░░░░░░░ Yesterday on Thanksgiving eve ░░░░░░░░ approximately 2 15 near ░░░░░░░░ and eye streets in ░░░░░░░░ northwest section of the ░░░░░░░░ near the farragut west ░░░░░░░░ station the two guardsmen ░░░░░░░░ ambushed in a brazen ░░░░░░░░ a lone gunman opened ░░░░░░░░ without provocation ambush style ░░░░░░░░ with a 357 Smith ░░░░░░░░ wesson revolver One guardsman ░░░░░░░░ struck goes down and ░░░░░░░░ shooter leans over and ░░░░░░░░ the guardsman again Another ░░░░░░░░ is struck several times ░░░░░░░░ guardsmen that were there ░░░░░░░░ immediately engaging the suspect ░░░░░░░░ the threat and subduing ░░░░░░░░ at the scene He ░░░░░░░░ transported to a local ░░░░░░░░ where he remains as ░░░░░░░░ speak under heavy guard ░░░░░░░░ to the swift and ░░░░░░░░ response of the national ░░░░░░░░ and the metropolitan police ░░░░░░░░ no additional victims were ░░░░░░░░ and the scene was ░░░░░░░░ within minutes The suspect ░░░░░░░░ 29 year old Afghan ░░░░░░░░ entered the United States ░░░░░░░░ Biden s operation allies ░░░░░░░░ a program following the ░░░░░░░░ withdrawal from Afghanistan He ░░░░░░░░ in Bellingham Washington with ░░░░░░░░ wife and we believe ░░░░░░░░ children We re working ░░░░░░░░ closely with our federal ░░░░░░░░ especially DHS and the ░░░░░░░░ to review his immigration ░░░░░░░░ and the vetting process ░░░░░░░░ What we know about ░░░░░░░░ is that he drove ░░░░░░░░ vehicle across country from ░░░░░░░░ state of Washington with ░░░░░░░░ intended target of coming ░░░░░░░░ our nation s capitol ░░░░░░░░ we stand here today ░░░░░░░░ charges that are appropriate ░░░░░░░░ now are three accounts ░░░░░░░░ assault with intent to ░░░░░░░░ He will be charged ░░░░░░░░ possession of a firearm ░░░░░░░░ a crime of violence ░░░░░░░░ faces 15 years under ░░░░░░░░ assault with the intent ░░░░░░░░ kill We intend to ░░░░░░░░ monitoring what the charges ░░░░░░░░ be depending upon the ░░░░░░░░ being of the guardsmen ░░░░░░░░ are praying that they ░░░░░░░░ and that the highest ░░░░░░░░ will not have to ░░░░░░░░ murder in the first ░░░░░░░░ But make no mistake ░░░░░░░░ they do not that ░░░░░░░░ certainly be the charge ░░░░░░░░ in the first degree ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice under ░░░░░░░░ general Pam Bondi is ░░░░░░░░ to a thorough and ░░░░░░░░ investigation where we will ░░░░░░░░ this perpetrator accountable under ░░░░░░░░ full weight of the ░░░░░░░░ Sarah and Andrew volunteered ░░░░░░░░ came here to protect ░░░░░░░░ people of the district ░░░░░░░░ to a crime emergency ░░░░░░░░ President Trump rightly declared ░░░░░░░░ this city and in ░░░░░░░░ cities across the country ░░░░░░░░ nation s capitol should ░░░░░░░░ and must not be ░░░░░░░░ place where evil comes ░░░░░░░░ commit violence whatever their ░░░░░░░░ or motive may be ░░░░░░░░ should not have to ░░░░░░░░ in fear in the ░░░░░░░░ s capitol especially by ░░░░░░░░ who came here from ░░░░░░░░ foreign country Through a ░░░░░░░░ that was so absurd ░░░░░░░░ he came through and ░░░░░░░░ in to this country ░░░░░░░░ many were knowing virtually ░░░░░░░░ about his vetting This ░░░░░░░░ what happens in this ░░░░░░░░ when people are allowed ░░░░░░░░ who are not properly ░░░░░░░░ These guardsmen and all ░░░░░░░░ are here to protect ░░░░░░░░ district are the line ░░░░░░░░ separates a civilized society ░░░░░░░░ a barbaric one They ░░░░░░░░ the ones that stand ░░░░░░░░ law and order This ░░░░░░░░ not just an attack ░░░░░░░░ was a direct challenge ░░░░░░░░ law and order in ░░░░░░░░ nation s capitol And ░░░░░░░░ the individual will be ░░░░░░░░ fully accountable And though ░░░░░░░░ seems that we have ░░░░░░░░ here before under President ░░░░░░░░ make no mistake and ░░░░░░░░ attorney general we will ░░░░░░░░ allow this to be ░░░░░░░░ It will be confronted ░░░░░░░░ and prosecuted to the ░░░░░░░░ extent of the law ░░░░░░░░ my message to the ░░░░░░░░ who committed these acts ░░░░░░░░ you picked the wrong ░░░░░░░░ the wrong city and ░░░░░░░░ wrong country You ll ░░░░░░░░ sorry for the violence ░░░░░░░░ the evil that you ░░░░░░░░ perpetrated in our nation ░░░░░░░░ capitol.