{"id":58674,"date":"2025-11-29T01:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T01:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/no-west-virginia-national-guard-troops-deployed-in-d-c-have-asked-to-leave-since-deadly-shooting-governor-says\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T01:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T01:54:32","slug":"no-west-virginia-national-guard-troops-deployed-in-d-c-have-asked-to-leave-since-deadly-shooting-governor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/no-west-virginia-national-guard-troops-deployed-in-d-c-have-asked-to-leave-since-deadly-shooting-governor-says\/","title":{"rendered":"No West Virginia National Guard troops deployed in D.C. have asked to leave since deadly shooting, governor says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Friday that no West Virginia National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C., have requested to return home <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/dc-national-guard-shooting-investigation-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">in the wake of Wednesday&#8217;s shooting<\/a><\/span> of two West Virginia Guard members <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/national-guard-member-killed-dc-shooting-coworkers\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">that left one dead<\/a><\/span> and the second critically wounded.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t heard of anyone step back,&#8221; Morrisey told CBS News in an interview. &#8220;They wanted to stay. They wanted to complete the mission and serve their state and country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Back in August, at President Trump&#8217;s request, Morrisey was one of several Republican governors that deployed National Guard soldiers to D.C., with West Virginia\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/west-virginia-to-deploy-hundreds-of-national-guard-troops-to-d-c\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">sending somewhere<\/a><\/span>\u00a0between 300 and 400 Guard members.<\/p>\n<p>According to the military&#8217;s Joint Task Force \u2013 District of Columbia, there are 180 West Virginia Guard members deployed in D.C. as of Friday. They are among about 1,300 out-of-state Guard troops that were dispatched to D.C. as part of the Trump administration&#8217;s efforts to crack down on crime in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Although Mr. Trump\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-administration-500-more-national-guard-troops-washington-dc-after-shooting-hegseth\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">has ordered<\/a><\/span>\u00a0an additional 500 Guard personnel to D.C. in response to the shooting, Morrisey repeatedly sidestepped questions on whether West Virginia troops would join that surge.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/29\/e01229a1-e63e-4b89-b4ec-2b7ba7db1031\/thumbnail\/620x414\/45a1365d39b1b985176fc83199903487\/gettyimages-2248324381.jpg#\" alt=\"National Guard patrol the National Mall \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/29\/e01229a1-e63e-4b89-b4ec-2b7ba7db1031\/thumbnail\/620x414\/45a1365d39b1b985176fc83199903487\/gettyimages-2248324381.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/29\/e01229a1-e63e-4b89-b4ec-2b7ba7db1031\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/cc5a53bd4f48815232e3140ba33a8295\/gettyimages-2248324381.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Members of the National Guard patrol the National Mall on Nov. 28, 2025, in Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Andrew Leyden \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And though he expressed openness towards it, Morrisey said he will not pre-judge future deployment decisions, and avoided committing additional units.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now, I&#8217;m focusing on the families, the guardsmen, and healing,&#8221; the governor said. &#8220;As time evolves, I&#8217;ll keep talking with Guard leadership to make the right call.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Still, he insisted the mission continues and should not be abandoned in the wake of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When evildoers come in and commit heinous acts, we can&#8217;t back down,&#8221; Morrisey said. &#8220;That&#8217;s exactly what they want.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The suspect now faces charges of first degree murder. The former West Virginia attorney general told CBS News that the death penalty should remain &#8220;on the table.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-year-old Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was killed in Wednesday&#8217;s shooting, and 24-year-old Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/national-guard-member-dies-dc-shooting-sarah-beckstrom-andrew-wolfe\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">was critically wounded<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Morrisey, who met Beckstrom&#8217;s parents at the hospital following her death, described the young soldier as deeply respected among her unit \u2014 someone whose presence &#8220;brought positive energy to every room.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She was loved and respected greatly,&#8221; Morrisey said. &#8220;There&#8217;s an energy around her \u2014 people lining up to pay respects, showing sympathy, standing by their friend and the Guard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe, who remains in intensive care, comes from what Morrisey called &#8220;a rich tradition of service.&#8221; Wolfe&#8217;s father serves in the Berkeley County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, and his grandfather earned multiple Purple Hearts. &#8220;His family asked for one thing \u2014 prayers,&#8221; Morrisey said. &#8220;He&#8217;s fighting for his life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement sources told CBS News that following the ambush shooting, the suspected gunman, identified as a 29-year-old Afghan national, was stabbed with a pocketknife by a third Guard member, while a fourth returned fire and shot the suspect multiple times, ending the attack.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump said Thursday that the suspect remains hospitalized in serious condition.<\/p>\n<p>The governor Friday confirmed West Virginia soldiers were directly involved in subduing the alleged gunman, but withheld operational details pending a federal review. He praised their response as swift, coordinated and heroic, crediting them with preventing further casualties.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/governor-patrick-morrisey-no-west-virginia-national-guard-troops-d-c-asked-to-leave-since-shooting\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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