‘Targeted Shooting’: Two National Guardsmen Shot Near White House During Ambush
Both men were from West Virginia.
Two National Guardsmen were shot next to Farragut Square Park, located two blocks north of the White House.
We are now receiving conflicting reports about the condition of our two Guard members and will provide additional updates once we receive more complete information.
Our prayers are with these brave service members, their families, and the entire Guard community.
— Governor Patrick Morrisey (@wvgovernor) November 26, 2025
However, 30 minutes ago, Morrisey posted that both passed away.
The guardsmen remain in critical condition.
Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed it was “a targeted shooting.” More from News4:
The victims were ambushed, D.C.’s mayor and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said. A man turned a corner and fired at the guard members, MPD’s Executive Assistant Chief of Specialized Operations Jeffery Carroll said.
“This is a targeted shooting,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said.
The suspect used a handgun and the shooting is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, two senior U.S. law enforcement officials told NBC News.
The victims were shot just before 2:30 p.m., right next to Farragut Square Park and two blocks north of the White House.
The scene at 17th and I streets NW has been secured and the suspect is in custody, MPD said on social media just before 3 p.m. Police believe there was only one suspect in the shooting.
The suspect has been initially identified as an Afghan national, the two senior U.S. law enforcement officials said, but no other information about their identity has been released. Law enforcement officials are still trying to confirm all of the individual’s details, they said.
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The scene at 17th Street and I Street NW is now secured and a shooting suspect is in custody, the Metropolitan Police Department said on social media just before 3 p.m. Police believe there is only one suspect in the shooting.
The two guardsmen were shot in an exchange of gunfire with the suspect, a law enforcement source tells News4.
The third person shot is the suspect, a source tells News4. No other people were injured in the shooting.
One of the guardsmen injured was taken to a hospital via med-evac helicopter. The other guardsman and the suspect were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Though the shooting took place near the White House, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are both out of the District. Trump is at his home in Mar-a-Lago, while Vance is at Ft. Campbell, an army base on the border between the Tennessee and Kentucky.
President Donald Trump described the two Guardsmen as “critically wounded” in a social media post.
Trump wrote on Truth Social:
The animal that shot the two National Guardsmen, with both being critically wounded, and now in two separate hospitals, is also severely wounded, but regardless, will pay a very steep price. God bless our Great National Guard, and all of our Military and Law Enforcement. These are truly Great People. I, as President of the United States, and everyone associated with the Office of the Presidency, am with you!
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I certainly expect the usual suspects to dance on their graves, as their bloodlust cannot prevent the unholy from seeing righteousness that is beset on all sides by the wicked.
Are you satisfied Democrats?
This is what you wanted you incited your lunatic followers to do and now they have done it!
The Guardsman are dead. Murdered with the wink, nod and nudge. The Left will ask for a cooling off period… OK….5…4…3…2..1..0…. end of period. If anything good can come of this…. the timing should seal the deal of the Sed-Six.
We knew it would eventually happen with the level of incitement (of course ALL legal per some). So sad for the families and prayers for their comfort at this time.
They are not dead and it was one male and one female Guardsman. The initial reports were not correct. The Afghan national was one of the nearly 100,000 that flooded the country after Biden’s disastrously inept pull out where they were never vetted. We have no idea who Biden let in but I bet this isn’t the last terrorist that came here. Oh, he was also here illegally as his temporary visa ran out in September so I bet he was in a hurry to commit his planned terrorism before he got deported.
The West Virginia governor confirms, both members of the WVNG have passed away.
WV Gov retracts statement that guard members are dead.
Hopefully the injuries don’t result in the “living dead” mode. So an Afghan did it. “Import a criminal” just worked out so well. Looking forward to some district judge ruling it “self defense”.
“FBI officials said the shooter’s initial identification matches a man from Washington state who appears to have immigrated here from Afghanistan in 2021.”
He was an illegal who overstayed his visa. If ICE had tried to deport him earlier, some judge would’ve stopped them.
Kelly-Slotkin et al.
What did they think would happen?
Exactly what happened. By their performative blather where they yakked about illegal orders they egged on those on the left who think any order by Trump is illegal therefor any soldier following them is committing treason against the US which leads to stuff like this although I will say this looks more like a mulsim terrorist who’s timeline got moved up because he was going to get deported. There are who knows how many thousands more just like him that Biden let bum rush the country without any idea who they are.
The dems’ idea is to make Trump’s plan impossible to implement. And so not get things done.
When people recklessly throw out pejorative labels; fascist, nazi or other ad hominem claims of ‘ists full of isms and phobes’ the effect and very often the intent is to create the impression that X person/group is ‘bad’ that they are somehow ‘deserving’ of future attacks b/c well ‘everybody (in their bubble) is saying it so it mist be true.
These National Guard Troops were attacked not in some overseas location but in our Nation’s Capital. The people responsible for building this climate/culture of hateful rhetoric creating an ‘other’ and offering constant ‘justification’ to heap vitriolic scorn and derision on them have also, IMO, created the conditions leading to these attacks.
I would hope we could all pull back on the vitriolic rhetoric and application of labels intended to divide and heap scorn to reduce the underlying tension of political tribalism instead of escalating it further. I very much doubt this will happen. If it doesn’t then we can expect more of this as attacks on/interference with ICE becomes more violent, counter protests and/or vigilantes arise to ‘fight back’ and we descend into a spiral/cycle of tit for tat. Let’s avoid that outcome if at all possible.
Well said!!
Who is this we you speak of?
It is not WE who are out there every day inciting the mob to kill. It is DEMOCRATS inciting the mob and they are incapable of pulling themselves back from the edge.
Ditto!
The ‘we’ is Everyone in the USA. Each of is fully capable of using rhetoric of ad hominem and labels to demonize. We see it here in the comments at LI from time to time directed at Muslims/Islam in particular. I’m guilty of using heated language myself to describe the Covid Karens and the harms they inflicted on the American People.
It isn’t necessary to use the words ‘go kill X’ to create the climate in which ‘X’ has been so vilified and dehumanized into the other so that attacks/assault of ‘X’ are viewed as not only justified but appropriate.
That’s largely what is going on here. The d/prog and their legacy media allies are using ad hominem labels fascist, nazi, gestapo to describe ICE agents, the WH deportation efforts, the use of NG to assist local LEO. They don’t NEED to say the phrase ‘go kill NG’ to create a climate that motivates someone to do it. There’s no need for specific words to be used as if they were some incantation of a magic spell.
The WE is solely Democrats. Political violence is utterly owned by Democrats and their deranged lunatics on the left.
So you ca shove your WE up your arse!
While it is true that the recent acts of politically motivated and/or ideological violence seems to be concentrated among leftists but that’s not always true. See OK City.
Folks on the right may not be as easily swayed to commit acts of political and/or ideological violence but they are certainly capable of it.
What we’re discussing, at least I am, is bringing down the overly heated rhetoric that creates the conditions/climate that often leads to such violence. Calling someone fascist, nazi and so on has one purpose to separate the person so identified as distinct from the rest of humanity, to make them ‘less than’ and/or their very existence so abhorrent that those tempted towards violence feel free to act b/c the person or group labeled as the other ‘deserves what’s coming to them’.
We are all of us human, share the same fallible nature, respond to similar passions and motivations. When we demand the wokiesta d/prog stop using inflammatory rhetoric it seems to me entirely reasonable to apply the same to ourselves.
I can’t even begin to tell you how utterly goddamned *sick* I am of being lectured. Are people saying unkind things about Muslims/Islam after terrorist incident #3,499,732,490 (although mycount might be off by a couple dozen) where some random Muslim attacks innocents?
CommoChief, with all *due* respect, shove it in whichever one of your orifices you prefer.
>When people recklessly throw out pejorative labels; fascist, nazi or other ad hominem >claims of ‘ists full of isms and phobes’ the effect and very often the intent is to create >the impression that X person/group is ‘bad’ that they are somehow ‘deserving’ of >future attacks b/c well ‘everybody (in their bubble) is saying it so it mist be true.
reckless /rĕk′lĭs/
adjective
Acting or done with a lack of care or caution; careless or irresponsible.
Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.
Similar: carelessneglectfulindifferent
Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless.
The use of this language was not ‘reckless’, because it was done with the full knowledge and intention that it can lead to violence. The politicians using this language understand very well that it puts the lives of President Trump, ICE, Border Patrol and National Guardsmen at risk. At this point, we have to consider that there is intent to create chaos, violence, and, yes, suffering.
Fair enough. So long as we ensure we are willing to apply that same standard across the board when reviewing the language choices used to denounce individuals and groups, no matter which individuals or what group then I’m totally on board with you.
Very well said. The conservatives’ need to resist the temptation to strike back.
Well hold on. That depends on what ‘strike back’ means. IMO we should stop pretending the language used isn’t deliberately chosen to create chaos and motivate enough ‘outrage’ to foment violence. That’s a matter for elected officials to handle whether that’s pulling Committee assignments, censure or LEO performing investigations. What we don’t need is goofy vigilante acts or to be drawn into a downward spiral of labeling and demonizing to foment violence in response.
That’s how we got here in the first place.
Strike back. Strike hard.
This is pathetic. The reason we are where we are today is exactly because the left has never been struck back against. They have never been made to suffer the consequences of their actions and instead become emboldened because little c conservatives like yourself keep telling everyone to turn the other cheek 🙄
So we ignore the elephant in the room and hope the left doesn’t kill any more people? Well, I’ll bet if we just stopped running for office and stopped speaking out, they’d stop killing us, right?
No Mr strawman, not at all. I didn’t say anything close to suggesting we do nothing or worse yet retreat meekly away. I am arguing against tit for tat use of rhetoric much less vigilante actions.
We don’t need rhetorical flourishes to begin investigating the folks who have so far been using rhetoric that has unquestionably created a climate where some are moved to violence against the those labeled/demonized as the other.
Use the resources of the Agencies under ‘our’ comtrol. Get warrants for the electronic devices and emails of the ‘sedition six’ among others. See what we find. Maybe they spontaneously cut that video independently. Perhaps it was serendipity that it got spliced together and released. OR maybe they were paid by someone to do it. Maybe they communicated with ‘Russia Russia Russia’ or China or Cray Cray Commies or Antifa ….one thing is for sure is an examination of their e-mail, texts, phone records and financial transactions will show whether they did or not. If something else turns up in the course of that investigation like payments to hookers and drug dealers, bribery, tax violations, or anything else then charge them. Mortgage fraud seems to be common among d/prog officials as one example.
IOW We need concrete action to make it very clear that anyone, regardless of position, choosing to use this language will face some consequences beyond internet randos directing similar language at them. Less mean tweets, more real consequences.
You’ve backed yourself in to the wrong corner in this one commo.
You pretend there is a WE in all this when it is Democrats who utterly owned political violence we are seeing being played out on the streets and actively incited from Democrat politicians while backed up by the judiciary.
There is no WE in this. This IS owned solely by Democrats.
The left certainly has no monopoly on heated language, ad hominem attacks and attempts to ‘other’ their opponents whether intended or not. Being aware that such language choices can lead whackos to take matters into their on hands seems like prudence. Nor does the left have a monopoly on political/ideological violence despite the recent surge in leftist violence. See OK City. I have zero faith in your implication that not a single person could be influenced by a message/narrative of incendiary rhetoric from the right to commit acts of violence. We’re human and susceptible to manipulation, propaganda and acting out of emotion. That folks on the right are currently not doing so doesn’t show they will not, especially if the level/frequency and intensity of such language on the right increases…. which is what I am arguing we should avoid.
TL/DR – We.don’t have to call someone a ‘sack full of.SoB’ to make our opposition clear and choosing to do so will definitely create a response of even more heated rhetoric from the left. Pretty soon there’s an increasingly tit for tat escalation that creates the conditions for moving away from talking and ends in tribal red v blue violence.
Striking back and defending yourself is not the same thing. Stop with the incendiary language.
There was a letter to the editor in my local leftist newspaper decrying Trump’s calling a female reporter “Piggy.” The writer was horrified that anyone would insult a female thusly. No mention of Nazi, fascist, deplorable, evil, Hitler, racist, white supremacist, etc, that Trump has been called.
I don’t doubt that one bit. Some people, particularly on the left, but not exclusively seem unwilling/unable to engage in any self reflection or examine their own behaviours for possible deficiencies or areas to improve. Such folks always seem determined to believe and portray themselves to be the ‘virtuous protagonist’, immune from criticism who are beset by the evils inflected by others and who bear zero responsibility for their own choices in how they interact with the world around them.
“I would hope we could all pull back on the vitriolic rhetoric and application of labels intended to divide and heap scorn to reduce the underlying tension of political tribalism instead of escalating it further.”
Oh look, it’s a Muslim. There’s a frikkin’ shock.
I am ready for the Nurenburg style trials followed by public hangings.
These dangerous people are going too far and need a strong message.
Shouldn’t the National Guard have had body armor? Especially when deployed for this kind of duty?
I sure think they should now.
Vests and helmets.
Needs to stop, not be enabled by certain leaders engaged in pushing yet another hoax, with life threatening consequences. More conditioning and more violence. How principled.
FWIW – I have close friends in WV. My contact says as of 7:04 EST. the two
guardsmen were still in surgery. I suggest prayers. Some of us believe we saw a miracle with the young girl in Mpls. from Annunciation Church/school who was shot by a trans. She’s out of rehab, at home with family and continuing rehab. Prays work – please pray for these two heres.
Muslim. Shocker.
Probably Israel’s fault then 🙄 But I’m sure if WE all stopped saying mean words these political attacks will stop right Commo??
Well no, our language choices don’t really impact the leftist motives ….except where our choices reinforce the propaganda narrative the leftist wokiestas are trying to propagate about us…’see how right responded, they proved they are a bunch of ‘ists full of isms and phobes’ just like the lefty puppet masters told us’.
What is more important, IMO, is focusing on what we can control and this our language choices in not generating a climate of ‘justified political violence’ coming from the right just b/c we can. I view that like I do some young adult 18/19 who insists on cursing and foul language b/c it they believe it makes them appear ‘tough/hard ass’ when really most of us view it as unnecessary and embarrassing preening and posturing of someone who lacks true confidence and competence.
This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t use the tools available to push back and do so very hard indeed…but I don’t see the point in providing some ‘movie scene script’ warning to stoke our ego before we do it.
“ except where our choices reinforce the propaganda narrative the leftist wokiestas are trying to propagate about us”
🤣🤣 So we are to blame for Democrats and their thugs attacking and killing us now are we? That’s some hot take there fella 🤣🤣
On this issue you are squarely in the wrong.
Those who are doing the political violence is democrats and their street thugs. It wouldn’t matter a jot how hard we policed our language in the right. These people utterly detest us and will continue to attack and murder us simply for existing.
You still.don’t seem to understand the concept of tense. I’ll simplify it for you.
Past, Present and Future.
In the PAST the leftists have used incendiary rhetoric. Get in their face, let them know they aren’t welcome, Trump is a dictator, he won’t leave office, he’s plotting a J6 Coup, he’s a fascist, nazi, Capitalism is evil. non support of tranny = evil, non support of abortion= oppression of women.
In the PRESENT we see similar language. He’s a nazi, fascist, ICE is kidnapping people, ICE uses Gestapo tactics, the NG is gonna be used to shoot Citizens.
IMO stemming from the leftists language choices we’ve seen lots of political and ideological violence occur. 2x assassination attempts on DJT, Kirk murdered, United Health CEO Brian Thompson murdered, several tranny attacks on schools, churches, lots of interference often violent with ICE immigration enforcement. Those acts were motivated at least in part b/c the leftists continue to use inflammatory and often violent rhetoric that creates a level of justification that those they’ve demonized somehow ‘deserve’ what happened.
Pretty sure we agree on this so far.
What I don’t understand is why you refuse to believe that if we on the right begin to ramp up our own rhetoric to match the insane levels on the left that no one on ‘our’ side will be susceptible to such rhetorical demonizing and be radicalized to act in violence in the FUTURE.
We are just as human and fallible as the left and it is foolish to insist that in the FUTURE no one will use such demonizing coming from the right as the basis/justification to act in violence upon the left.
You’re the one not getting it commo.
It’s not our rhetoric, or mean words, driving the Democrat incited violence we are seeing so prevalent today.
Therefore us policing our speech even harder so as to not hurt the dear darlings fweelings in the left is going to make f88k all difference to the politically incited violence of the left.
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The vetting was rigorous.
RIGOROUS.
The first thing we want to know is always the last thing they release- the race of the savage.
Round-up the criminal illegal alien foreign threats and remove them to some shit place they will never forget. Send the message that our service men and women, their lives and well being are important. Liberal shit-bag, woke craziness must be shut down forever. We must protect our most valuable assets: American Soldiers (Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, Air Force) 🇺🇸