Overview
- Police and transit officers responded around 2:15 p.m. to reports of gunfire near the Farragut West Metro station and asked the public to avoid the area.
- The Department of Homeland Security said two National Guard soldiers were among those shot and reported that a suspect was detained.
- DC Fire and EMS said three gunshot victims were transported to hospitals, while the Metropolitan Police described a critical incident at 17th and I Streets NW.
- The White House ordered a security lockdown and the Secret Service deployed nearby, and a spokesperson said President Donald Trump was briefed.
- A White House correspondent in the area reported hearing multiple shots and seeing Guard members run toward the scene, with one falling.