Two members of the U.S. National Guard were shot in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.The shooter has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal.The two victims, both from West Virginia, remain in the hospital in critical condition. Officials have told reporters that Lakanwal came around a corner and opened fire on the victims.Lakanwal was later shot and wounded before being taken into custody and transported to the hospital. "It was a crime against our entire nation," said U.S. President Donald Trump in a video statement. "It was a crime against humanity. The hearts of all Americans tonight are with those two members of the West Virginia National Guard and their families."West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey said on Twitter the two Guardsmen were killed in the attack. He later retracted that statement. Officials have said that the motive of the shooting is currently unknown, but Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington, called it a "targeted attack.""We will make America totally safe again, and we will bring the perpetrator of this barbaric attack to swift and certain justice, if the bullets going in the opposite direction haven't already done that," Trump said in a video.Lakanwal is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021. According to NBC, his last known residence was in Bellingham, Washington. "This attack underscores the single greatest national security threat facing our nation," Trump said in a video."The last administration let in 20 million unknown and unvetted foreigners from all over the world, from places that you don't want even know about. No country can tolerate such a risk to our very survival."Trump was in Florida at the time of the shooting."The animal that shot the two National Guardsmen, with both being critically wounded, and now in two separate hospitals, is also severely wounded, but regardless, will pay a very steep price," Trump tweeted.Trump has asked Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to send 500 additional National Guard members to Washington following the incident. "We must now reexamine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan under Biden, and we must take all necessary measures to ensure the removal of any alien from any country who does not belong here, or add benefit to our country," said Trump in a video."If they can't love our country, we don't want them.".CBS reported approximately 10 to 15 shots were fired.
