The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday morning from Todd Jeffries. 

• One West Virginia National Guard member is dead and another in critical condition after allegedly being shot by an Afghan national 
• Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is back in court today for his pre-trial hearings 
• A coordinated effort by the Austin Police Department has nabbed nearly a dozen people accused of shoplifting