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Chaos After 2 National Guard Troops Shot Near White House
The Secret Service says two National Guardsmen were involved in a shooting near the White House this afternoon. D.C. police say one suspect is in custody. AP 26 NOV 2025 ![]() Video on social media showed the chaos in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after two National Guard troops were shot just a block from the White House. Both were in critical condition, according to Donald Trump. The suspect appeared to be wrestled to the ground by several police officers and National Guard troops surrounding him while emergency vehicles arrived. He was also injured, according to reports. Officers were responding to the injured guard members shot at the location near Farragut Square, a park near K Street NW in downtown Washington, D.C. Its unclear if they were directly targeted, CNN reported. One suspect, whose name has not been released, was in custody. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PbvMLGOThA |
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Young National Guard Member Dies After Shooting in Washington DC
Shooter in Washington DC National Guard Had Ties to CIA, Afghan Rahmanullah Lakanwal Was Granted Asylum in April This Year byTrump Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency backed military units during US war in Afghanistan BBC 28 NOV 2025 ![]() One of the two members of the National Guard who were shot in Washington DC on Wednesday has died ![]() Sarah Beckstrom, 20, succumbed to her injuries, while the second National Guard member, 24 year old Andrew Wolfe, is fighting for his life Both were shot at close range near Farragut Square in downtown DC just after 14:00 EST on Wednesday. Police have arrested one suspect in the shooting, Rahmanullah Lakanwal 29 from Afghanistan. The soldiers had been deployed to the capital as part of Trumps efforts to crack down on what it sees as rampant crime in several US cities. Shooter Afghan Rahmanullah Lakanwal Was Granted Asylum in April This Year by Trump ![]() The suspected shooter of two national guard members in Washington DC on Wednesday worked with CIA backed military units during the US war in Afghanistan, the agency has confirmed The alleged gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the US government entry visas to the US. He was granted asylum in April this year, by Trump Reuters reported. The suspect is under arrest and being treated at a hospital. He drove across the US from his home in Bellingham, Washington, with a plan to conduct what she called a brazen and targeted assault. The prosecutor said Lakanwal would be charged with three counts of a assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Pirro said that if the national guard members do not survive, then charges could be increased to murder in the first degree. Shooter Was Granted Asylum by Trump ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ5DdedDBic |
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