National Guardsmen Ambushed in DC Were 'Targeted'

Law enforcement officials said that two National Guardsmen were targeted in a shooting around 2:15 p.m. today in Washington, D.C..

The victims are in critical condition, and the suspect has been captured and will be tried federally, FBI Director Kash Patel said in an afternoon news conference. Patel said the soldiers who were shot are still in critical condition.

Jeff Carroll, the executive police chief of the Metro Police Department, said that National Guard members were on patrol on 17th Street and I Street when someone came around a corner and shot two National Guard Members.

Washington, DC's mayor, Muriel Bowser, confirms this was a TARGETED ATTACK

"This is a targeted shooting." pic.twitter.com/vtES2IzJKy
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Jeffrey Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department says that at approximately 2:15 a suspect "came around the corner, raised his arm with a firearm and discharged it at the National Guard members."

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Kash Patel promises justice will be brought to the perpetrator who attacked two National Guardsmen in Washington DC today.

"Make no mistake, they will be brought to justice." pic.twitter.com/N9f4awBm2t
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 26, 2025

🚨 BREAKING: DC Police just CONFIRMED the assailant AMBUSHED National Guard troops in DC, coming around a corner and opening fire on uniformed troops

The suspect was then shot, and National Guard subdued the suspect until federal agents arrived

DEMOCRAT MUST STOP THEIR LIES, as… pic.twitter.com/LMgWvE6TCr
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 26, 2025

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that 500 more troops will provide backup to Washington, D.C.

National Guardsmen Ambushed in DC Were 'Targeted'

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