Overview
- Police secured the scene near 17th and I streets NW by Farragut Square after three people — two Guardsmen and a wounded suspect — were transported to hospitals.
- Reports on the victims’ conditions remain inconsistent, with AP citing critical injuries and West Virginia’s governor first announcing deaths before saying there were conflicting updates; both soldiers are from West Virginia, according to state officials.
- The Metropolitan Police Department is leading the investigation with assistance from the U.S. Secret Service, ATF, FBI and the Joint DC Task Force, and DC Fire and EMS handled medical transport.
- The White House entered a heightened security posture as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump was briefed; he was in Florida at the time.
- The FAA briefly paused flights into Reagan National during the response, and the incident comes during an ongoing National Guard deployment in D.C. that faces a pending court ruling on its legality.