We've learned more about the suspect in the shooting of 2 National Guardsmen in DC. Here's the latest

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Source: CNN

The suspect applied for asylum in 2024, and it was granted earlier this year.

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We've learned more about the suspect in the shooting of 2 National Guardsmen in DC. Here's the latest
From CNN’s Tori B. Powell, John Miller and Evan Perez

On the day before the Thanksgiving holiday, a gunman opened fire and left two National Guardmen critically injured in Washington, DC’s Farragut Square — a tourist-heavy area located near a busy transit center and the White House.

As investigators gather more information on the incident and suspected perpetrator, here are the most recent developments:

Initial ID: The FBI believes the shooter’s initial identification matches a man from Washington state who appears to have immigrated to the US from Afghanistan in 2021, multiple law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told CNN. Authorities ran the fingerprints of the man in custody and that’s how they got the initial name, one official added, noting they are still working on additional confirmation. The suspect applied for asylum in 2024, and it was granted earlier this year.

Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/shooting-washington-dc-national-guard-11-26-25?post-id=cmigsmw17000n3b6p9pcs2m67

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We've learned more about the suspect in the shooting of 2 National Guardsmen in DC. Here's the latest


The suspect applied for asylum in 2024, and it was granted earlier this year.

[UpInArms]

1. Oof

That’s horrible. If true, that person may have recently learned that all of the refugees from Afghanistan have lost their ability to stay in the USA … and those who fought for the USA against the taliban are to be returned there (an impossible situation).

Here’s one of the horror stories about a Missouri Afghanistan family

https://thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025/11/21/afghan-asylum-seeker-taliban-ice-missouri/

Dadfar is among thousands of Afghans who assisted the U.S. military during the 20-year war in Afghanistan, the longest war in U.S. history.

The U.S. entered Afghanistan in retaliation after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Afghans helped as part of the Afghan military, as translators, drivers and intelligence operatives and helped with logistics and understanding the country’s culture.

Dadfar, his wife said, was a security officer with the Afghan military and moved around the country with U.S. troops.

Ultimately, the U.S. and allied efforts failed and the Taliban retook the capital of Kabul in 2021.

Dadfar was left behind in the highly criticized, chaotic final withdrawal of U.S. troops under the Biden administration.

The story goes on to detail how they are in danger if they are returned to Afghanistan