Two National Guardsmen Shot and Killed in DC

[DaisyDay]

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/shooting-washington-dc-national-guard-11-26-25

What we know now

• Two members of the West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot dead in Washington, DC, today, according to the state’s governor.

• They engaged in gunfire with the suspected shooter prior to being shot, according to two law enforcement sources. The sources said the suspect was detained and transported away from the scene on a stretcher.

• Prior to news the Guardsmen had died, President Donald Trump said on social media that shooter was “severely wounded” and will “pay a very steep price.”
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[Oompa Loompa]

I am just waiting for the first liberal to say, "Well, if the National Guard wasn't there in the first place, they wouldn't have been shot." Followed by Trump bashing.

 

[RileyG]

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/shooting-washington-dc-national-guard-11-26-25

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What we know now​

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• Two members of the West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot dead in Washington, DC, today, according to the state’s governor.​

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• They engaged in gunfire with the suspected shooter prior to being shot, according to two law enforcement sources. The sources said the suspect was detained and transported away from the scene on a stretcher.​

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• Prior to news the Guardsmen had died, President Donald Trump said on social media that shooter was “severely wounded” and will “pay a very steep price.”​

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May they rest in peace.

 

[iluvatar5150]

May they rest in peace.

They’re not dead. The governor was incorrect.

 

[RileyG]

They’re not dead. The governor was incorrect.

Oh. Ok. My mistake. Hoping and praying for them.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

Un oh. Apparently the suspect are illegal immigrants from Afghanistan. What are liberals going to say now?

 

[essentialsaltes]

Un oh. Apparently the suspect are illegal immigrants from Afghanistan. What are liberals going to say now?

He applied for asylum in 2024 and was granted asylum in April 2025, under the Trump administration, according to three law enforcement sources.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Un oh. Apparently the suspect are illegal immigrants from Afghanistan. What are liberals going to say now?

That this is quite a tragedy but not really surprising in our gun country where we tend a mass shooting a day year after year. How did he get a gun is my question.

 

[RileyG]

That this is quite a tragedy but not really surprising in our gun country where we tend a mass shooting a day year after year. How did he get a gun is my question.

Unfortunately, it’s not that difficult to obtain guns nowadays. Sigh.

 

[essentialsaltes]

FBI believes National Guard shooting suspect was from Bellingham (Washington State)​

(other headlines suggest he drove across country with some sort of plan in mind.)

The Washington, D.C. mayor described the attack as a “targeted shooting.”

At last check, the two were critically injured.

Following the shooting, President Donald Trump has asked for 500 more National Guard troops to be deployed to D.C.


ETA:

Pirro said the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, allegedly drove across country from Washington state to target the Guard members.

The White House was briefly put on lockdown on Wednesday but that the order was lifted at about 5 p.m. President Donald Trump and the first lady are in Florida, where they are spending Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago club.

[The perp] applied for asylum in 2024 and was granted asylum in April of this year, under the Trump administration, according to three law enforcement sources.

"He previously worked with the USG, including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar that ended in 2021 following the withdrawal from Afghanistan," CIA director John Ratcliffe said in a statement.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Although some initial reports that both had died were wrong, now one has, alas.

1 of 2 National Guard members wounded in 'targeted shooting' has died, Trump says​

The other wounded National Guard member remained in critical condition.

 

[RileyG]

Although some initial reports that both had died were wrong, now one has, alas.

1 of 2 National Guard members wounded in 'targeted shooting' has died, Trump says​

The other wounded National Guard member remained in critical condition.

May he rest in peace and rise to glory! May God comfort and strengthen those who mourn! Amen!

 

[GoldenBoy89]

May he rest in peace and rise to glory! May God comfort and strengthen those who mourn! Amen!

*She.