Two West Virginia National Guard members are in critical condition after a gunman opened fire near the White House the day before Thanksgiving, in an attack that has added fuel to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Two National Guardsmen were shot on Wednesday in downtown Washington, D.C., near the White House. Here's what we know about the suspected gunman.

No motive has been given for the shooting and the identities of the injured National Guard members have not yet been released.

The Nov. 26 attack left both the National Guard members in critical condition, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.

A picture of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who is the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members, is displayed at a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel, attorney Jeanine Pirro and other authorities,

The suspect had been recruited to Unit 03 of the Kandahar Strike Force, a former military commander told the BBC, coming to the US after the withdrawal.

Wolfe was a member of the Air National Guard in West Virginia who entered the service in February 2019 and had earned numerous service medals. Beckstrom was assigned to a military police company as part of the West Virginia National Guard,

Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the U.S. capital have been shot blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor characterized as a targeted attack