2025 Washington, D.C., National Guard shooting
| 2025 Washington, D.C., National Guard shooting | |
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| Part of the domestic military deployments by the second Trump administration | |
Memorial at the location of the shooting | |
| Location | 38°54′04″N 77°02′21″W / 38.9012°N 77.0393°W Near Farragut West station 17th and I Streets Washington, D.C., US |
| Date | November 26, 2025 c. 2:15 p.m. (EST) |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapon | .357 Magnum Smith & Wesson Model 340PD revolver |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 2 (including the accused) |
| Motive | Under investigation |
| Accused | Rahmanullah Lakanwal |
| Part of a series on |
| Democratic backsliding in the United States during the second Trump administration |
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On November 26, 2025, two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were participating in the deployment of federal law enforcement and National Guard forces were shot near the Farragut West metro station in Washington, D.C., United States, two blocks away from the White House. One of the service members died later from her injuries, and the male suspect was critically wounded.
The suspect was later identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who had previously received paramilitary instruction under contract with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Afghanistan. Following the attack, President Donald Trump announced his request for the deployment of an additional 500 National Guard troops and promised a further crackdown on immigration. The Trump administration blamed the attack on Biden-era policies, and some Republican politicians called to deport all "Islamists".