The U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro has identified the injured Guardsmen as Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, and said they were still in critical condition following surgeries
She added that said they had been sworn in as National Guards fewer than 24 hours before the shooting.
The suspect, who was wounded in an exchange of gunfire before he was arrested, had worked with U.S. partner forces during the war in Afghanistan.
Investigators are now also studying that aspect of his background as part of the "broad-based international terrorism investigation," Patel said.
The suspect was identified by the Department of Homeland Security as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national.
The FBI Director Kash Patel has said that the FBI has tracked down the last known address of the suspect and executed a search warrant.
He said some interviews "were conducted with all the people found at the residence and some more interviews were ongoing".
He also says that numerous electronic devices taken from the home were being analysed.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said earlier that it had stopped processing all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals indefinitely, after two National Guard soldiers were critically wounded in Washington.
The shooting happened in downtown Washington, D.C., in what officials described as a targeted ambush.
The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national from Washington State, was taken into custody after suffering gunshot wounds during the attack.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that the shooting near the White House was "an act of terror," saying the suspect came from Afghanistan in 2021.
The move follows Trump's call for his government to re-examine Afghan immigrants who entered the United States when Joe Biden was President.
"The protection and safety of our homeland and of the American people remains our singular focus and mission," the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a post on X.
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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 28th of November, covering the latest developments you need to know.
A National Guard member has died Thursday evening after being shot near the White House on Wednesday in an ambush that investigators say was carried out by an Afghan national.
Two National Guard soldiers were shot and critically wounded on Wednesday in downtown Washington near the White House in what officials described as a targeted ambush.
A train driver has been killed and nine people remain in a critical condition in hospital, after two trains collided near Beford in the east of England on Friday. The passenger trains heading to London collided at around 17:15 local time (1615 GMT). Â
Morocco captain and PSG defender Achraf Hakimi will face trial in France after an appeals court ruled there was enough evidence for the case to proceed.
Paraguay kept their World Cup hopes alive with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Türkiye, but the celebrations were tempered by a costly red card for veteran forward Miguel Almirón.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck southwest of Greece’s island of Crete on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage.
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire, a senior U.S. official has said. Hezbollah has released a statement saying Israel must leave southern Lebanon. Israel has said it agrees to the ceasefire, but has said its armed forces won't leave Lebanon and will resume hostilities if attacked.
Britain's Observer newspaper reported that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and outline a timetable for his departure. However, a government source said Starmer remains focused on governing.
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned of an impending massive Russian attack on Ukraine. It comes days after Kyiv carried out a major aeriel assault on Russia, including striking an oil refinery just 16km (10 miles) from the Kremlin in Moscow, sparking a major fire and killing four.Â
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency, authorising the military to clear roadblocks that have paralysed the economy for 50 days and left at least 14 people dead.
A 46-year-old Italian tourist has died after a major fire tore through a beachfront hotel in the Dominican Republic, forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,700 guests and staff.
The wife of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez must stand trial on corruption charges and has been banned from leaving the country, a judge has ruled.Â
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