Two National Guard soldiers dey fight for their life after one gunman open fire for Washington DC, just two blocks from the White House, for wetin officials call “targeted shooting.”
Police talk say na one suspect waka come around the corner for Farragut Square area around 2:15pm before e begin shoot the two soldiers from West Virginia National Guard wey dey do patrol for the busy 17th and I Street junction. Other National Guard members wey dey nearby hear the gunshots and rush come hold the suspect down.
President Donald Trump, wey dey Florida that time, talk say the man wey shoot the soldiers be Afghan national wey enter America for September 2021. Trump vow say government go make sure the attacker “pay the steepest price” for wetin he call “evil and terror.”
Department of Homeland Security later release the suspect name as Rahmanullah Lakamal, call am “criminal alien from Afghanistan,” but dem never clear him immigration level.
After US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 under President Joe Biden, tens of thousands of Afghans enter America under special protection. Trump don talk say dem go re-check “every Afghan wey enter under Biden.”
US Citizenship and Immigration Services don pause all Afghan immigration requests until dem finish review their vetting process.
Joint Task Force DC talk say the shooting happen for busy area near Farragut Square Metro Station, where plenty office workers dey chop lunch. The two soldiers dey on high-visibility patrol when the gunman attack dem.
FBI Director Kash Patel call the attack “brazen and horrendous act of violence.” Metropolitan Police Assistant Chief Jeff Carroll talk say the soldiers “were ambushed” as the suspect just show and begin shoot.
Other National Guard members rush come the scene, shoot the suspect four times, and hold am down until police arrive sharp sharp.
Officials never talk wetin gun the attacker use or the reason behind the attack. The suspect no wan talk with investigators.
For Truth Social, President Trump hail National Guard members and vow severe punishment for the shooter. Witnesses say dem hear two gunshots then three more, and everywhere scatter as people run go hide.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth talk say Trump don order 500 more National Guard members to enter DC. Currently, almost 2,200 Guard officers dey Washington from different states to support security operations.
