D.C. National Guard Shooting: Suspect Details and National Response
CBS New YorkDecember 5, 20252 min2,321 views
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- 🎯 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.
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