Shooting - gun crime

What we know about Afghan national suspected of shooting two Guardsmen near White House

A picture of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who is the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members, is displayed at a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel, attorney Jeanine Pirro and other authorities, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

US plans to charge suspect in National Guard shooting with terrorism

Pictures of two National Guard members who were on patrol just blocks from the White House when they were critically wounded.

Afghans say last path to safety shuts as US halts visas after Washington shooting

A member of the U.S. Secret Service stands guard in a cordoned-off area after two National Guard members were reportedly shot near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

US National Guard shooting suspect served alongside American soldiers in Afghanistan

Law enforcers stand near where two National Guard soldiers were shot in Washington on Nov. 26, 2025.

FBI probes motives in ‘targeted’ attack on National Guard soldiers near White House

Members of various law enforcement agencies are at the scene where two members of the National Guard were shot in Washington on Nov 26.

National Guard members shot near White House in critical condition

The suspect was identified as a refugee from Afghanistan who entered the US through a Biden-era programme called Operation Allies Welcome.

US stops processing Afghan immigration requests after attack near White House

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One during travel to Palm Beach, Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 27, 2025

Law-enforcement officers secure the area after a shooting in downtown Washington, on November 26, 2025. On November 26, Police in Washington said they had detained a suspect after two National Guard troops were shot blocks away from the White House. "The scene is secured. One suspect is in custody," The DC Police posted on X. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

2 National Guard soldiers critically wounded in ‘targeted’ attack near White House

Law-enforcement officers securing the area after a shooting in downtown Washington, on Nov 26.

Gunmen attack Pakistan paramilitary force headquarters, police say

Paramilitary soldiers standing near a body covered with a sheet, after suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force in Peshawar on Nov 24.

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