FBI and different federal companies aiding with investigation
FBI Director Kash Patel stated the company is “engaged and aiding” with the investigation into the capturing.
“Please pray for them and we’ll replace with extra data as we’re ready,” Patel stated.
Members of the Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the U.S. Marshals had been additionally on the scene.
2 Nationwide Guard members had been killed in capturing, West Virginia governor says
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey says each troops have died from their accidents. He stated that they had been a part of the West Virginia Nationwide Guard.
“These courageous West Virginians misplaced their lives within the service of their nation. We’re in ongoing contact with federal officers because the investigation continues,” Morrisey stated on social media.
“Our complete state grieves with their households, their family members, and the Guard neighborhood,” he added. “West Virginia will always remember their service or their sacrifice, and we’ll demand full accountability for this horrific act.”
Troops shot in ambush-style assault, officers say
The Nationwide Guard members had been shot in an ambush-style assault, two federal legislation enforcement officers informed CBS Information.
The assault grew to become a shoot-out, the officers stated, and the suspect was additionally shot.
Ambush incidents concentrating on legislation enforcement have been on the rise in 2025.
Capturing seems to have begun close to metro station, officers say
The capturing seems to have begun close to the Farragut Metro station, senior legislation enforcement officers informed CBS Information.
There isn’t any recognized connection to the White Home presently, the officers stated, although the incident occurred simply blocks from the North Garden.
10 to fifteen pictures fired, legislation enforcement official says
A senior legislation enforcement official informed CBS Information that roughly 10 to fifteen pictures had been fired.
One sufferer was transported to the hospital by helicopter, whereas the suspect was transported by ambulance, the senior legislation enforcement official stated.
Trump says each troops had been “critically wounded”
President Trump stated on Reality Social that each Nationwide Guard members had been “critically wounded” within the capturing. They’re in separate hospitals, he stated.
Mr. Trump additionally stated the suspect was “severely wounded.”
“God bless our Nice Nationwide Guard, and all of our Army and Regulation Enforcement,” Mr. Trump wrote. “These are actually Nice Folks. I, as President of america, and everybody related to the Workplace of the Presidency, am with you!”
D.C. Nationwide Guard says well being and security of troops is “prime precedence”
The D.C. Nationwide Guard informed CBS Information it’s working carefully with the MPD and different legislation enforcement companies following the incident.
“The well being and security of our service members is our prime precedence as we proceed to help the residents and guests of Washington, D.C.,” the Guard stated in an announcement.
Nationwide Guard troops have been in D.C. since summer season
Hundreds of Nationwide Guard troops had been first ordered to Washington, D.C., in August. President Trump deployed forces to the town as a part of a broader crackdown on crime. The deployment, which has been topic to authorized challenges, has been prolonged a number of instances and is at the moment set to run via February 2026.
Nationwide Guard forces have been dispatched to a number of U.S. cities, together with Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, throughout Mr. Trump’s second time period.
Suspect transported to space hospital
A suspect who allegedly opened fireplace on the Nationwide Guardsmen has been injured and transported to an space hospital, senior legislation enforcement officers informed CBS Information. The suspect’s situation is unknown presently.
The Metropolitan Police Division stated the crime scene was secured and {that a} suspect was in custody.
President Trump briefed on the capturing
President Trump has been briefed on the capturing, White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated. The president is at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Seaside, Florida, for the Thanksgiving vacation.
“The White Home is conscious and actively monitoring this tragic scenario,” Leavitt stated in an announcement.
2 Nationwide Guard members shot, Noem says
Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem stated two members of the Nationwide Guard had been shot. She didn’t share any particulars on their circumstances.
“Please be part of me in praying for the 2 Nationwide Guardsmen who had been simply shot moments in the past in Washington D.C.,” Noem stated in an announcement.
“DHS is working with native legislation enforcement to collect extra data.”
