Overview
- Shots were fired around 2:30 p.m. near 17th and I Streets NW by Farragut Square, a few blocks from the White House, with at least three people reported wounded.
- Two National Guard members from West Virginia were critically injured, and officials corrected early statements that had mistakenly reported their deaths.
- A suspect was subdued and taken into custody after being shot; authorities have not identified a motive, and the FBI is leading the investigation.
- Washington’s mayor described the attack as targeted, and multiple agencies including the Secret Service and ATF responded to secure the area.
- The White House briefly heightened security as President Donald Trump, in Florida for Thanksgiving, condemned the suspect in a social media post and said the wounded troops were being treated at separate hospitals.