{"id":2514999,"date":"2025-11-26T18:41:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T23:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-national-guard-members-critically-injured-in-dc-shooting\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T23:43:00","slug":"two-national-guard-members-critically-injured-in-dc-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-national-guard-members-critically-injured-in-dc-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Two National Guard members critically injured in DC shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-national-guard-members-critically-injured-in-dc-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2514999&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two West Virginia National Guard members were critically injured in a shooting near the Farragut West Metro station, just blocks from the White House in Washington, D.C. The incident occurred on a Wednesday afternoon, and one suspect has been taken into custody, though the motive remains unclear. The shooting prompted a lockdown of the White House and nearby government buildings, including the U.S. Treasury, and temporarily halted flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the troops are in critical condition and stated the case is being treated as an assault on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal law enforcement officers<\/a>.D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser described the shooting as &#8220;targeted.&#8221; Initial reports about the fatalities were retracted after conflicting information.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump condemned the attack, vowed strict punishment for the shooter, and expressed support for the National Guard and law enforcement. Vice President JD Vance, who was attending a Thanksgiving event in Kentucky, offered prayers for the injured troops and highlighted the risks faced by soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>authorities from the Secret Service, Metropolitan Police Department, and the FBI responded quickly, securing the scene and preventing further violence.Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also called for prayers for the wounded Guardsmen.<\/p>\n<p>The National Guard had been deployed in Washington, D.C., following orders from former President Trump to protect the city, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-aide-kash-patel-gets-immunity-to-testify-about-mar-a-logo-docs\/\" title=\"... Aide Kash ... Gets Immunity to Testify About Mar-A-Logo Docs\">federal judge recently ruled<\/a> the deployment unlawful, with over 2,000 troops present daily. The situation remains under active inquiry.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Two National Guard troops critically injured  in shooting near White House<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2414917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Two West Virginia <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\">National Guard<\/a> members were shot near a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dc-metro\/\">Metro<\/a> station blocks from the White House in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>The troops were shot near the Farragut West Metro station and are being treated at local hospitals. One suspect was taken into custody, but a motive for the shooting is not known.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3900515\/watch-live-washington-dc-press-conference-national-guard-shooting\/\">WATCH LIVE: DC officials hold press conference on National Guard shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3899407\/roblox-ceo-child-predator-crisis\/\">Roblox CEO calls child predator crisis an &lsquo;opportunity&rsquo; amid ban of gamer who exposed groomers on platform<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3899316\/pennsylvanias-shapiro-joins-lawsuit-against-federal-homelessness-funding-cuts\/\">Pennsylvania&#8217;s Shapiro joins lawsuit against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvanias-shapiro-joins-lawsuit-against-federal-homelessness-funding-cuts\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania&#039;s Shapiro joins lawsuit against federal homelessness funding cuts\">federal homelessness funding cuts<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The injured troops remain in critical condition, FBI Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\">Kash Patel<\/a> confirmed at a press conference Wednesday afternoon. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since this is an assault on a federal law enforcement officer, this will be treated at the federal level as an assault on a federal law enforcement officer,&rdquo; Patel said. He was joined by Metropolitan Police Department executive assistant chief Jeff Carroll and D.C. Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\">Muriel Bowser<\/a>, who described the shooting as &ldquo;targeted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/patrick-morrisey\/\">Patrick Morrisey<\/a> (R-WV) initially reported that both guard members had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wvgovernor\/status\/1993782336056357214?s=20\">succumbed to their injuries<\/a> but later retracted his statement, saying they are &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wvgovernor\/status\/1993788043971502534?s=20\">receiving conflicting reports<\/a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The shooting placed the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> on lockdown, an official told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> Officials are &ldquo;actively monitoring this tragic situation,&rdquo; according to White House press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a>. Neither President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump <\/a>nor Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> was in Washington at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115617866419112089\">responded to the arrest<\/a> of the alleged shooter: &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;God bless our Great National Guard, and all of our Military and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police-and-law-enforcement\/\">Law Enforcement<\/a>. These are truly Great People. I, as President of the United States, and everyone associated with the Office of the Presidency, am with you!&rdquo; he concluded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two National Guard troops shot outside of Farragut West Metro station in D.C., the Washington Examiner is on the scene. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VRiNYVzzNO\">https:\/\/t.co\/VRiNYVzzNO<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g3UlkJAXWG\">pic.twitter.com\/g3UlkJAXWG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1993776240558567579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Vance, at a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thanksgiving\/\">Thanksgiving<\/a> celebration with Army soldiers in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kentucky\/\">Kentucky<\/a>, opened his remarks with prayers for the soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re still learning everything. We still don&rsquo;t know the motive. There&rsquo;s a lot that we haven&rsquo;t yet figured out, but what we do know is that a couple of national guardsmen were injured in the line of duty, and first of all, I want everybody who&rsquo;s a person of faith to say a prayer for those two national guardsmen that they&rsquo;re able to spend Thanksgiving with their families instead of losing their lives,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a somber reminder that soldiers, whether they&rsquo;re active duty, reserve, or National Guard, our soldiers are the sword and the shield of the United States of America,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re praying that they&rsquo;re going to be safe and they&rsquo;re going to spend Thanksgiving with their families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service, National Guard, and MPD were on the scene at Farragut West around 2:42 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Critical Incident: MPD is on the scene of a shooting at 17th and I Street, NW,&rdquo; MPD <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DCPoliceDept\/status\/1993767333979168981\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;Please avoid the area. Updates to come.&rdquo; The department <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DCPoliceDept\/status\/1993771401917120867?s=20\">later added<\/a> that it secured the scene and had a suspect in custody.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reason that this suspect is in custody is because of the bravery of the men and women of the National Guard who responded due to their extensive training to secure American lives,&rdquo; Patel told reporters. &ldquo;Today, there was not any further injury and any further shootings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is &ldquo;engaged and assisting&rdquo; with the investigation, Patel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/1993781154605093033?s=20\">wrote on X<\/a>. Attorney General Pam Bondi <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/1993781174506787316?s=20\">asked for prayers<\/a> for the National Guard members.<\/p>\n<p>At least one other government building, the U.S. Treasury, was reportedly under an active shooter <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/juliegraceb\/status\/1993767426249421076?s=20\">lockdown<\/a>. A ground stop was issued at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, about 5 miles away from the White House, but was<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/live-updates-shooting-washington-dc-white-house-rcna246122\"> later lifted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\">Kristi Noem<\/a> confirmed that two National Guard members had been shot. &ldquo;Please join me in praying for the two National Guardsmen who were just shot moments ago in Washington D.C.,&rdquo; she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sec_Noem\/status\/1993771280898916498\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse Stacey Walters, 43, heard the shooting and was in the area when it happened. She described the shots as a &ldquo;boom, boom. Two boom-booms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t think shooting &mdash; it&rsquo;s a holiday, and it was so beautiful [outside],&rdquo; she told reporters.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3894145\/federal-judge-rules-trumps-dc-national-guard-deployment-unlawful\/\"><strong>FEDERAL JUDGE RULES TRUMP&rsquo;S DC NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT UNLAWFUL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>National Guard members have been deployed for weeks to protect Washington at the direction of Trump. Their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/10\/29\/politics\/national-guard-dc-extension-february-2026\">orders had been<\/a> to protect the city at least through February.<\/p>\n<p>The administration is currently engaged in a legal battle with the district&rsquo;s attorney general over the troops. A judge recently ruled that they were deployed illegally and halted the mobilization. The judge said there were more than &ldquo;2,000 National Guard troops&rdquo; every day in the city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two National Guard troops critically wounded near White House shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4113,"featured_media":2515000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9127-e1764187390106.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32327,67775,67774,51050,37479],"class_list":["post-2514999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-breaking-news","tag-critical-injury","tag-dc-shooting","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-national-guard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9127-e1764187390106.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514999"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515003,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514999\/revisions\/2515003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}