"Two US national guard soldiers were shot on Wednesday near the White House and their conditions aren't immediately known. Please join me in praying for the two National Guardsmen who were just shot moments ago in Washington DC Kristi Noem, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, posted on X, adding that the agency is working with local law enforcement to gather more information."
"The incident happened near the Farragut West metro station and comes amid a controversial deployment of troops to the US capital city ordered by the Trump administration. Washington's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) wrote on X that the scene is secured and one suspect is in custody. Emergency vehicles were seen responding to the area. Earlier, the MPD said that a critical incident occurred."
"MPD is on the scene of a shooting at 17th and I Street, NW. Please avoid the area. Updates to come, the post said. The area was shutdown following the incident and the Guardian's Washington office, located on Farragut Square Park, was under lockdown. The White House was also locked down. The White House is aware and actively monitoring this tragic situation, said Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, in a statement. The president has been briefed. More details soon"
Two US National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House and their conditions were not immediately known. Kristi Noem posted on X and said the agency is working with local law enforcement to gather more information. The incident occurred near Farragut West metro station amid a controversial troop deployment to the US capital ordered by the Trump administration. Washington's Metropolitan Police Department said the scene was secured and one suspect was in custody. Emergency vehicles responded and the area was shut down, including the Guardian's Washington office and the White House, both under lockdown. The White House said it was monitoring the situation and the president had been briefed.
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