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A witness near the White House recalled hearing “rapid gunshots” during the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D.C. The attack occurred close to Farragut Square, where authorities say a lone suspect opened fire on the soldiers during an afternoon patrol. Other National Guard personnel in the area responded quickly, subduing the suspect until police arrived.

The shooting left both soldiers critically injured and prompted a heightened security response across the capital. Federal and local agencies, including the FBI, are investigating the suspect’s background, possible motives, and the weapon used in the assault. Authorities described the incident as a targeted attack but said the investigation is ongoing.

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00:00I'm okay, you know, I was a little bit of adrenaline rush.
00:07Well, I was headed to get lunch, and I got up to 17th and I Street and was going to take a right.
00:19And as soon as I got up to 17th and I Street, we heard, like, rapid gunshots.
00:24Uh, so myself and other people started to run back down I Street.
00:32There were also, like, a UPS truck that, like, was speeding by, too.
00:37Uh, and we got about halfway down, um, I Street towards, uh, 18th.
00:45And we stopped because everything was quiet.
00:48So we thought maybe it was construction going on, though it certainly didn't sound like that.
00:53But then we started walking back and then we heard more gunfire.
00:59So we ran down the street, uh, and then about a minute later, we still weren't completely convinced that it was gunfire.
01:07So I walked back to the corner and, you know, I didn't see, I only saw one police car there.
01:13So I figured it couldn't be anything.
01:15So I walked up and I saw, um, they had a person pinned on the ground yelling at him to stay down.
01:24Uh, and there was, uh, broken glass in the bus stop.
01:28Uh, and then they moved, like, it was some sort of construction vehicle or something along those lines.
01:34And they moved the vehicle and, uh, that's when we saw, um, two National Guards, uh, on the ground and one they were trying to resuscitate.
01:46Uh, and then at that point, it was still even a couple of minutes before there was any response.
01:51Uh, like, they didn't have anything closed off, uh, and it was kind of surreal, to be honest with you.
01:58Uh, and it took us a couple of minutes to realize, like, how serious the situation was.
02:03How did they see it unfolded?
02:06I just remember, uh, seeing, like, hearing them, uh, not really, didn't see blood.
02:16You know, I think it was a little bit too far for that being across the street.
02:20However, we did hear them, like, working on somebody and, like, they were doing, they were doing chest compressions on, uh, one of the National Guard men.
02:29And then there was another one that was on the ground that looked like he was a little bit closer to the suspect.
02:35People were saying the same thing with that gunshot.
02:40Uh, a lot of the security people.
02:42I mean, it was probably, like, three minutes or so before, like, you know, like, you know, a couple showed up here and there.
02:50And then, you know, probably three or four minutes before, like, there was even a major response.
02:56You know, then a lot of people started coming, the EMTs came, and, uh, yeah, that's pretty much how it happened.
03:10Well, I mean, I feel terrible for the National Guard men.
03:13I mean, they were ordered to be here.
03:15They didn't ask for anything like this.
03:17Um, you know, and I'm sure a lot of them would rather not be here to begin with.
03:22And, you know, I did see a couple of guardsmen hugging each other that were very, very upset.
03:28And, you know, it's hard to see that.
03:30You know, um, you know, one of their, uh, colleagues, I guess, was, you know, injured so badly.
03:36I mean, it's going to bring a narrative, and I am a little bit concerned that, you know, this city is going to have much more of a military presence and much more of a police presence.
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