Officials also reveal the Afghan suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, drove across the country from Washington state before the attack.

Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot near the White House, and an Afghan national who worked previously with the CIA is in custody as a suspect.

Authorities said that the National Guard members injured in the shooting were part of a "high-visibility patrol" near the White House.

Two National Guard members are in critical condition after a man shot them near the White House on the eve of Thanksgiving.

The suspect was arrested shortly after two members of the National Guard were critically wounded blocks from the White House.

The suspect came to the U.S. in September 2021, a relative told NBC News. He has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, according to four senior law enforcement sources.

On Wednesday afternoon, two National Guardsmen from West Virginia were critically injured in what authorities called an ambush as they were patrolling DC's streets — just blocks away from the White House.