Today’s shooting in Washington, a few blocks from the White House, where two National Guard soldiers were shot. FBI Director Kash Patel reported that is in critical condition. They would have been shot in the head, said two US officials briefed on the investigation and quoted by NBC.
One suspect was detained and hospitalized. The man was identified as an Afghan nationalthe authorities’ report cited by NBC, added that law enforcement was still trying to confirm all details regarding the individual’s identity. The man did not have any identification with him when he carried out the attack and he didn’t want to cooperateexplained the source quoted by the media.
“It is with great sadness that we can confirm that the two members of the West Virginia National Guard, who were shot today in Washington DC, have died from their injuries,” West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey previously wrote in a statement.
Morrisey sent more than 300 members of the West Virginia National Guard to Washington, DC in August to support Donald Trump’s “public safety emergency.” This involved sending hundreds of National Guard troops to the capital and taking control of the Washington Police Department for a month.
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”The animal that was shot was seriously injured”, wrote Trump in his Truth Social, “he will pay a very heavy price.”
American President called for 500 more National Guard troops to be deployed to Washington AD This was stated by Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth, announcing that he would convey the request to the Secretary of the Army. “This will only strengthen our resolve to ensure Washington DC is safe and beautiful,” Hegseth said.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to immediately suspend an order issued last week by Judge Jia Cobb calling for the removal of the National Guard from Washington as illegal.
Shooting dynamics
The man arrested for the shooting approached the officers, aimed at them and shot one of them first who was several meters away. CNN wrote so, citing three law enforcement sources who reconstructed the dynamics of the shooting. One source later said the suspect then shot another officer who was trying to hide behind a bus stop.
The alleged attacker was shot four times after opening fire on National Guard officers, a police source told CBS, confirming that the suspect had been taken into custody and was being treated at a hospital.
There Washington police said there are no other suspects other than those currently in custody. “There is no indication at this time that there are any other suspects. The sole suspect involved in this incident was struck by gunfire during an exchange of gunfire with officers and “was taken to a hospital for treatment,” explained Jeff Carroll, deputy chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Police Department.
THAT’The FBI will initially investigate the shooting as a possible act of terrorismsaid two senior US law enforcement officials quoted by NBC. A motive for the shooting has not been determined and the nature of the investigation could change, the source added.
Vance: “Motive unknown”
Vice President JD Vance spoke about the shooting while meeting with the military at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on Thanksgiving. ”We don’t know the motive yet. “There’s still a lot we don’t understand,” Vance said. What happened, he added, “I think is a sad reminder that soldiers, whether active duty, reserve or National Guard, are the sword and shield of the United States.”
”It was a targeted attack” against National Guard agents in Washington, he said Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser during a press conference.
There The White House has reopened to those with ‘security clearance’ after being locked down.
Reagan National Airport has reopened after suspending flights ”for safety reasons” but some connecting flights are still delayed. This was announced by the Federal Aviation Administration which has suspended flights at Reagan airport while Washington police helicopters fly over the White House. About a dozen incoming flights flew over Maryland and Virginia for about 30 minutes, the Washington Post said. Safety rules put in place after a deadly crash in January involving a regional jet and an Army Black Hawk near the airport prevented planes from landing when a helicopter was flying nearby.
