National Guardsman, Suspect Injured In Shooting Near U.S. Capitol
A National Guardsman and a suspect were shot near the U.S. Capitol shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2026, and both were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening leg injuries.[1]
Interim D.C. police chief Jeffrey Carroll said Guardsmen in a van on Capitol Hill saw a fight and a person draw a gun.[1] Carroll said Guardsmen ordered the person to drop the gun and fired after the person allegedly pointed it at them.[1]
National Guard units have been deployed near the Capitol since President Trump ordered a federal crime crackdown in 2025.[1] The incident recalled a November 2025 ambush near the White House in which two Guardsmen were killed and suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal was charged on multiple federal counts.[1]
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- Shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2026, National Guardsmen in a van on Capitol Hill saw a fight and an individual draw a gun.
- Interim D.C. police chief Jeffrey Carroll said Guardsmen ordered the suspect to drop the gun and fired when he allegedly pointed it at them.
- Both the suspect and a Guardsman were shot in the leg and taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
- The shooting occurred near the U.S. Capitol, where National Guard units have been deployed since a 2025 federal crime crackdown order by President Trump.
- The article recalls a separate November 2025 ambush near the White House in which two Guardsmen were killed and suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal was charged with multiple federal counts.
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