Jen Psaki: “The suspect is in custody. He's been identified as a…”

“But now we need to begin to understand in the context of the investigation what happened, why it happened, and how we can take steps to prevent this from ever happening again. There's a lot, I mean, as you mentioned, The suspect is in custody. He's been identified as a 29-year-old Afghan national. The mayor of D.C. has said this was a targeted attack and the FBI has announced they're going to investigate as a possible act of terrorism.” (01:12–01:17)

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