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WASHINGTON — Two National Guard soldiers were shot Wednesday near the White House, said Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, in a social media post. Their conditions were not immediately known.
The suspect in the shooting of two members of the National Guard, has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, say law enforcement sources. Follow live.
Officials called the shooting a targeted attack by a man from Afghanistan who entered the U.S. in 2021. President Trump vowed to redouble the government’s efforts to deport migrants.
President Donald Trump took a swipe at Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, during the Thanksgiving turkey pardon at the White House on Tuesday, blasting Pritzker's resistance to using the National Guard to quell Chicago crime.