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Updated at 7:15 p.m. ET on Nov. 26, 2025: The suspect, who is in police custody, has been identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who arrived in the U.S. in 2021. The crime is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism.

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Two members of the National Guard who were deployed to police Washington, D.C., were shot blocks from the White House on Wednesday afternoon.

Republican West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey at first confirmed both National Guardsmen were from his state and succumbed to their injuries following the attack, which took place in Farragut Square near the White House, though he later walked back his initial report.

"We are now receiving conflicting reports about the condition of our two Guard members and will provide

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