Two National Guard members were killed after someone walked up and started blasting near the White House on 17th and I Street NW. The shooter hit both soldiers while they were posted up during their shift before cops grabbed him and dragged him into custody.
Streets around the executive mansion got locked down while emergency crews tried to save the victims but neither made it. Authorities are still figuring out if the troops were specifically hunted or just caught random smoke in a high-security zone that should have been impossible to breach.
The whole incident is making people question how security works around federal buildings when armed attackers can roll up that close without getting stopped earlier. National Guard troops have been stationed across DC under emergency deployment orders that already face legal pushback and this attack is going to make that debate way messier.
Streets around the executive mansion got locked down while emergency crews tried to save the victims but neither made it. Authorities are still figuring out if the troops were specifically hunted or just caught random smoke in a high-security zone that should have been impossible to breach.
The whole incident is making people question how security works around federal buildings when armed attackers can roll up that close without getting stopped earlier. National Guard troops have been stationed across DC under emergency deployment orders that already face legal pushback and this attack is going to make that debate way messier.
