{"id":161264,"date":"2025-11-26T20:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/161264\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T20:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:25:08","slug":"two-national-guard-members-shot-near-white-house-in-washington-dc-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/161264\/","title":{"rendered":"Two National Guard members shot near White House in Washington DC | US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two military personnel have been shot near the White House in Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p>A suspect has been taken into custody and the area secured, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The White House was placed into lockdown, while US President Donald Trump is away in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/skynews-national-guard-shooting_7092876.jpg\"   alt=\"Pic: AP\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Pic: AP<\/p>\n<p>The condition of the National Guard members is currently not known.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency vehicles were seen responding in the area.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/skynews-national-guard-shooting_7092885.jpg\"   alt=\"Pic: AP\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Pic: AP<\/p>\n<p>The Joint DC Task Force confirmed it was responding to an incident in the vicinity of the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The DC Police Department posted on X: &#8220;Critical Incident: MPD is on the scene of a shooting at 17th and I Street, NW. Please avoid the area. Updates to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/skynews-national-guard-shooting_7092880.jpg\"   alt=\"Emergency personnel cordon off an area near where National Guard soldiers were shot. Pic: AP\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Emergency personnel cordon off an area near where National Guard soldiers were shot. Pic: AP<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: &#8220;The White House is aware and actively monitoring this tragic situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The president has been briefed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Trump was at his resort in Palm Beach ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, while US vice president JD Vance was in Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" data-testid=\"app-promo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem said: &#8220;Please join me in praying for the two National Guardsmen who were just shot moments ago in Washington DC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of National Guard members have been patrolling the nation&#8217;s capital after Mr Trump issued an emergency order in August, which federalised the local police force and sent in the guard from eight states and the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/p>\n<p>Please refresh the page for the latest version.<\/p>\n<p>You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skynews.com\/skynews\/appdownload\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sky News app<\/a>. 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