FBI Asks The Public For Tips Following The Shooting Of Two National Guard Members

The FBI is now turning to the public for additional tips in the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House.

In a post on X, the FBI provided the public with their tip line for any additional information they may have on the shooter or the shooting that took place near the White House on Wednesday afternoon.

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The FBI continues to investigate this afternoon’s shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. If you have any information, please call 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit https://t.co/iL7sD5efWD.

— FBI (@FBI) November 26, 2025

Fox News reported more details on the FBI’s latest statement:

The FBI is asking for the public’s help as the investigation continues into Wednesday afternoon’s shooting that left two West Virginia National Guardsmen critically injured near the White House.

In a statement posted to X, the bureau said:“The FBI continues to investigate this afternoon’s shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. If you have any information, please call 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov.”

The investigation remains ongoing heading into the Thanksgiving holiday.

FBI director Kash Patel addressed the press shortly after the shooting occurred.

Watch here:

Please send your prayers to our National Guard warriors and their families. They are heroes not just of today but every day – sacrificing to protect Americans all across the country. pic.twitter.com/5XolX3hiJl

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) November 27, 2025

MS Now reported the FBI’s joint terrorism task force is now leading the investigation of the shooting:

Two West Virginia National Guard members deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday blocks from the White House in what authorities described as an ambush, and a suspect was in custody. Multiple law enforcement sources say the suspect is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national.

The two Guard members were critically wounded, FBI Director Kash Patel said at a news conference. President Donald Trump, who was in Florida at the time, said the suspect was also severely wounded.

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A District of Columbia EMS official said paramedics treated three people for gunshot wounds at the scene, and that all three were taken to hospitals.

The two Guard members were patrolling near the Farragut West Metro station when a man came around the corner and shot them, according to Jeffrey Carroll, executive assistant chief at the Metropolitan Police Department.

The shooter, Carroll said, appeared “to be a lone gunman that raised the firearm and ambushed these members of the National Guard.”

Other Guard members subdued the suspect, Carroll said. The man was also shot, Carroll said, although it wasn’t clear by whom.

Two law enforcement sources told MS NOW that the FBI’s joint terrorism task force in Washington is leading the investigation and will look at whether this was an act of terrorism.