--- title: "2 National Guardsmen shot while deployed to Washington, DC" description: "Two National Guardsmen deployed to Washington, D.C., were shot outside the Farragut West Metro station, near the White House." date: "2025-11-26" modified: "2025-11-26" authors: - name: "Nicholas Slayton" job_title: "Contributing Editor" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/nicholas-slayton/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/national-guard-shooting-dc/" categories: - "News" tags: - "adsafety" --- # 2 National Guardsmen shot while deployed to Washington, DC ![TOPSHOT - Members of the National Guard walk past the Department of Agriculture headquarters building on the seventh day of the US federal government shutdown on October 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. The US government shutdown entered its second week on October 6 with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis. Democrats are refusing to provide the handful of votes the ruling Republicans need to reopen federal departments unless the two sides can agree on extending expiring "Obamacare" health care subsidies. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)]() *Members of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, 2025. Photo by Andrew Caballero/AFP/Getty images.* Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot in downtown Washington, D.C., according to West Virginia's governor. The shooting took place outside the Farragut West Metro station at the intersection of 17th and I Streets Northwest, according to Joint Task Force - D.C. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey initially posted on X that the two soldiers died from their injuries, but [later said]() there were "conflicting reports." “At approximately 2:15 p.m., on November 26, two Guardsmen from the West Virginia National Guard were wounded in a shooting near the Farragut West Metro Station, a spokesman with JTF - DC said in a statement, adding that they are “currently hospitalized at Medstar Washington Hospital.” The Washington Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that a suspect is in custody and the scene is secure. JTF - DC Task Force confirmed the two members were part of the Guard's stateside mission there, but did not initially say what state they are from. More than 2,000 National Guard troops from the district and multiple states are operating in the capital. Trump [ordered the mobilization of the Guard to D.C.]() in August. *This is a developing story.* ## Author Nicholas Slayton is a contributing editor for Task & Purpose, covering conflict for over 12 years, from the Arab Spring to the war in Ukraine. His previous reporting can be found on the non-profit Aslan Media, The Atlantic, Al Jazeera, The New Republic, The American Prospect, Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, and the Los Angeles Downtown News. You can reach him at nicholas@taskandpurpose.com or find him on Twitter @NSlayton and Bluesky at @nslayton.bsky.social. ### Author social links [Twitter]()