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Suspect in custody after 2 National Guard members shot near the White House, police say
- On Nov. 26, 2025, two National Guardsmen, a woman and a man deployed from West Virginia, were ambushed near the White House and left in critical condition after shots rang out at 2:15 p.m. at the Farragut West Metro station.
- Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem posted that Rahmanullah Lakanwal entered under Operation Allies Welcome on September 8, 2021, and applied for asylum in 2024, granted in April 2025.
- After a brief exchange, officers and guardsmen subdued the attacker and took him into custody, then transported the suspect to an area hospital, though his condition has not been released.
- The FBI said it is treating the incident as an attack on a federal law enforcement officer and as possible international terrorism, and President Donald Trump called it `a crime against our entire nation`.
- The National Guard presence in the capital, deployed under a federal takeover, includes 2,188 Guard personnel assigned to Washington, D.C., while streets near the White House remain blocked.
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The man who opened fire on two National Guardsmen near the White House thought out his attack in advance and specifically came to the capital from the other end of the United States. According to Censor.net with reference to The Washington Post, the shooter was traveling from Washington state on the west coast.
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