🇺🇸⚡️- "The suspect came around the corner, raised his firearm, and discharged it at the National Guard members. Other guard members in the area were able to subdue the suspect and bring him into custody." - Jeff Carroll, Executive Assistant Chief of the DC…

🇺🇸⚡️- The Mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, has taken the podium.

🇺🇸⚡️- "What we know is that this is a targeted shooting. The individual appeared to target the National Guard members." - Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington DC.

🇺🇸⚡️- Jeff Carroll and Muriel Bowser have confirmed that there was only one suspect who ambushed the National Guard members, and he was taken into custody and brought to hospital.

🇺🇸⚡️- Executive Assistant Chief of the DC Metro Police Jeff Carroll says that both National Guard members who were ambushed were armed.

🇺🇸⚡️- "We're still investigating who exactly shot the individual [the suspect.]" - Jeff Carroll, Executive Assistant Chief of the DC Metro Police.

🇺🇸⚡️- "We're very preliminary in the investigation. At this time, the suspect is still in the hospital receiving treatment." - Jeff Carroll, Executive Assistant Chief of the DC Metro Police.

🇺🇸⚡️- "We are in the preliminary stage of this investigation. We will run down every single lead." - Kash Patel, Director of the FBI.

🇭🇰⚡- The death toll from the fire that broke out across multiple high-rises in Hong Kong rises to 36, AFP reports.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Several Israeli airstrikes against the al-Zaytoun district of Gaza City – a Hamas stronghold.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Scenes from Gaza City.

🇺🇸⚡️- NBC reports that investigators believe they are "close" to identifying the suspect behind the attack on National Guardsmen today in Washington DC.

🇺🇸⚡️- BREAKING: CNN confirms that the FBI has identified the attacker.

🇺🇸🏳️⚡️- BREAKING: The shooter is an Afghan national, according to NBC.