Local police in Washington, D.C., are expected to bolster protection for the National Guard by joining military patrols in the country’s capital, after a gunman fatally shot a U.S. soldier stationed in the area this week. 

The move would seek to provide further cover for around 2,000 National Guard members President Donald Trump deployed to the District of Columbia, who are not required to have the same law enforcement training as city police officers, according to the Washington Post.