Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says

https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f

Edit: I am seeing reports that they have died.

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MarriedCavelady50@lemmy.ml · 40 pts · 265d (3 replies)
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lividweasel@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 265d (1 reply)

It’s simultaneously both crime-free and a lawless wasteland, whichever is most useful on a given day.

azimir@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 264d

To the fascist dictator, the enemy is both weak and strong.

Kevver@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 265d

Yea, it's supposed to be crime free now.

Tehbaz@lemmy.wtf · 28 pts · 265d (1 reply)

Inb4 Republican shooter

tidderuuf@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 265d

Oh come on... When has that every happened? Except for those few hundred times.

frongt@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 265d (1 reply)

No real details in the article, if you were looking for more info.

A suspect who was in custody also was shot

I'm guessing they don't mean they were shot after being taken into custody, but that's how it reads.

_stranger_@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 265d

With these clowns it could go either way.

NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 265d (10 replies)

Hopefully no innocent people have been harmed.


Also, if this is anything like the rest of 2025? We are all going to be having panic attacks over this being the moment that is used to justify nation wide martial law (not that they need justification...). But instead it is going to be some gomer with a sig shooting off their foot and then national guard managed to shoot each other while returning fire.

WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org · 7 pts · 265d

They risk their life for your freedom ...to be shoved down your throat against all of your own will, until you choke on nationalistic pride of ignorance, arrogance, and extreme narrow ideology of what life and existence is.

...now thank them and give them money.

Jk... They were manipulated and used since birth just like the rest of us tbh.

drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 265d (8 replies)

Innocents did harmed national guard are one of the few useful members of the military

NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 265d

They are jackboot thugs enforcing the will of the rapist in chief and are actively occupying a city for no reason other than the ego of said rapist.

They are far from innocent

flandish@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 265d (6 replies)

there is no such thing as a useful military. try again.

drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 265d (5 replies)

I am from a fishing village in Alaska. It's the coast guard that saves people from sinking ships. Pretty fucking useful. Plus the national guard does a lot of disaster relief.

flandish@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 265d (4 replies)

neat. can be done with firefighter apparatus and focus too. not needed to be done with a military.

drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 265d (3 replies)

Yeah well... it's not.

Also, you seem to forget fire fighters assist in 'riot' control

flandish@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 265d (2 replies)

actual firefighter here. no we do not assist in riot control. ive not seen it in any recent memory in my 20 years in. anecdotal though this evidence is.

point being; a few good cohorts doing life safety will happen regardless of military existence. let’s support life saving.

drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 265d

I agree for the most part. But the fact is fire hoses being used on civil rights protesters is almost an iconic image

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 265d

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey initially said the troops had died, but he later walked that statement back

Hell of a recovery.

MourningDove@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 265d
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HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 265d

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey had earlier said two members of the West Virginia National Guard were killed, but walked back his assertion less than half an hour later.

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/26/nx-s1-5622038/national-guard-shooting-washington-dc

AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 265d

Having no context, I feel bad for those shot.

But, frankly, these sorts of events are going to increase and I 100% believe they should. Those in power need to fear for their lives and those trying to militarily support them need to question their allegiance.

velindora@lemmy.cafe · 4 pts · 265d

Cry me a river

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 265d (1 reply)

Their condition is shot

Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 265d

Thank you, most helpful

LodeMike@lemmy.today · -5 pts · 265d (1 reply)

They died yes

meco03211@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 265d

When was that confirmed? Another article said the WV governor had initially made that claim but walked it back after being told they were in critical condition.