2 National Guard Members Shot Near White House in Targeted Ambush

Shooting Incident Details

• 🎯 Two National Guard members were critically injured in a targeted shooting blocks from the White House.
• 📍 The incident occurred in the Farragut Square area of Washington D.C.
• 🏥 The injured guardsmen, a man and a woman from West Virginia, are in critical condition in local hospitals.

Suspect Information

• 👤 Sources indicate the accused shooter is a man from Afghanistan who entered the U.S. under a humanitarian parole program in 2021 and overstayed his visa.
• 🗺️ Although his visa expired in September, his listed address was in Washington State.
• 👮 The suspect has been taken into custody by D.C. Metro police.

Political and Military Response

• 🗣️ President Trump condemned the suspect as an "animal" and vowed he would "pay a very steep price."
• 🛡️ Vice President J.D. Vance called the incident a somber reminder of the role soldiers play as the "sword and the shield of the United States."
• ⚖️ A federal judge's order to end the National Guard deployment in D.C. was put on hold to allow for an appeal.
• ⬆️ President Trump ordered an additional 500 National Guard members to patrol the streets of D.C.

Official Statements

• 🚨 West Virginia's governor initially reported erroneous information about the guardsmen's deaths, later clarifying they were in critical condition.
• 💬 Governor Newsom stated there must be "zero tolerance for violence of any kind against the brave men and women in uniform."