Overview
- The shooting erupted around 2:15–2:20 p.m. near the Farragut West Metro station on the north side of the White House.
- Police detained a male suspect at the scene, and media reports described his condition as critical.
- Officials gave conflicting accounts of the two Guards’ conditions after West Virginia’s governor first reported deaths and then retracted.
- The White House complex was locked down, and President Trump, in Florida, condemned the suspect on social media and warned of severe consequences.
- Roughly 2,200 Guard members had been deployed to Washington since August, and authorities have ordered 500 more following the attack, which the D.C. mayor said appeared to target Guards.