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'It's heartbreaking': West Virginia community reacts to National Guard shooting

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By Dave Mistich

Published November 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM EST

National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe remains in critical condition after he and another member of the West Virginia National Guard were shot in Washington D.C. Wolfe is from Martinsburg, West Virginia and went there to see how the community is responding to the news.

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Originally from Washington, W.Va., Dave Mistich joined NPR part-time as an associate producer for the Newcast unit in September 2019 — after nearly a decade of filing stories for the network as a Member station reporter at West Virginia Public Broadcasting. In July 2021, he also joined the Newsdesk as a part-time reporter.

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