Overview
- District police said the area was secured and a suspect was taken into custody after the shooting near the presidential residence.
- City emergency services reported three gunshot victims, including two members of the National Guard, receiving medical care.
- The White House said the president is being kept informed, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the incident as tragic and asked for prayers.
- AFP journalists observed a person in military uniform evacuated on a stretcher roughly two blocks from the president’s residence.
- National Guard troops have been stationed in Washington at the president’s request since August, with about 2,175 personnel reported in mid-November.