Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot near the White House, and an Afghan national who worked previously with the CIA is in custody as a suspect.

President Trump said the suspected shooter came to the U.S. from Afghanistan in 2021. The administration plans to send 500 more Guard personnel to the nation's capital in response to the attack.

Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, suspected of shooting two National Guard members, faces charges of assault with intent to kill.

The suspect in Wednesday's attack on two National Guard members near the White House "drove across the country" to "attack America," D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday.

Multiple people including at least two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, leaving the troops in critical condition and the suspect injured.

An Afghan national was identified as the suspect in the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members, who were hospitalized in critical condition.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal drove from Bellingham, Washington, to shoot two West Virginia National Guard members deployed in Washington, D.C., officials said Thursday.

BELLINGHAM, Washington — The Afghan terrorist accused of shooting two National Guard troops had been living a seemingly quiet family life in a $2,000-a-month apartment in this idyllic Washington state town — where neighbors said the FBI busted into his home during a Wednesday raid.