FBI Director Kash Patel (2L), Jeffery Carroll (3L) Executive Assistant Chief of Police at the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) listen to District of Columbia mayor Muriel Bowser speak during a press conference after a shooting in downtown Washington, on November 26, 2025. On November 26, FBI Director Kash Patel told reporters two National Guard troops shot blocks away from the White House in downtown Washington were critically wounded, clarifying earlier erroneous reports that they had died.