US EditionSuspect 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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