D.C. National Guard Shooting: Suspect Details and National Response

Targeted Attack on National Guard Members

• 🎯 Two National Guard members from West Virginia were critically injured in a shooting near the White House.
• ⚡ The attack occurred Wednesday afternoon as the guardsmen were on a visibility foot patrol by a metro station.
• ⚠️ The lone gunman ambushed the guardsmen, firing four shots with a handgun before taking one of the fallen guards' guns and continuing to shoot.

Suspect Information and Investigation

• 🔍 Authorities identified the suspect as 29-year-old Ramanula Lenwal, an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021.
• ⚖️ The FBI is investigating the motive behind the shooting, which has been described as an "act of evil, an act of hatred and an act of terror."
• 🚓 Lenwal was shot four times by a third guard member and is currently hospitalized in police custody.

National Response and Troop Deployment

• 🗣️ President Trump addressed the nation, sharing new information and calling the assault a crime against the entire nation.
• 📈 Following the shooting, Defense Secretary Pete Hegth announced the president's call for an additional 500 troops to be deployed in D.C.
• 🏛️ This incident occurred despite a federal judge's recent order to end the National Guard deployment in D.C., an order that was put on hold for 21 days.