Washington -- 'We are now receiving conflicting reports about the condition of our two Guard members,' West Virginia governor says after earlier announcing that they had died from their injuries.

Two members of the US National Guard were shot in the nation’s capital Wednesday, with authorities saying there were “conflicting reports” about their condition after initially indicating that the incident had been fatal.

"We are now receiving conflicting reports about the condition of our two Guard members and will provide additional updates once we receive more complete information," West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a post on the US social media company X’s platform.

The update came after Morrisey had initially said the two West Virginia National Guard members had “passed away from their injuries” following the shooting near the White House, which had been placed on lockdown.

Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the White House was "aware and actively monitoring this tragic situation," noting that President Donald Trump, who is away for Thanksgiving in the state of Florida, was briefed on the shooting.

Trump had earlier posted on his Truth Social platform that the suspect was "critically wounded" after law enforcement responded to the shooting. He vowed that the shooter would "pay a very steep price."

500 additional National Guard troops to DC

Speaking soon after the shooting, Vice President JD Vance said details surrounding the incident remain unclear.

"We're still learning everything. We still don't know the motive. There's a lot that we haven't yet figured out," Vance told US troops at Fort Campbell in the state of Kentucky.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump asked him for 500 additional National Guard troops after the shooting.

"This happened just steps from the White House, and it will not stand, and President Trump has asked me, and I will ask the Secretary of the Army to the National Guard, to add 500 additional troops, National Guardsmen, to Washington, DC.