A fter the deadly shooting in Washington DC - which left one National Guard member dead and another fighting for their life - FBI Director Kash Patel has been in charge of updating the public on the investigation.

Neighbors at the Walton Place apartments in Bellingham were woken up Thursday morning to FBI agents yelling and kicking in the door of an apartment

By Leah Douglas, Jana Winter and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Investigators led by the FBI's joint terrorism task force sought clues on Thursday to what drove an Afghan immigrant to open fire on two National Guard soldiers mere blocks from the White House in what officials called an "ambush" attack on Thanksgiving eve.

BELLINGHAM, Washington — The Afghan terrorist accused of shooting two National Guard troops had been living a seemingly quiet family life in a $2,000-a-month apartment in this idyllic Washington state town – where neighbors said the FBI busted into his home during a Wednesday raid.

Investigators seized numerous electronic devices from the suspect’s house in Washington state, including cellphones, laptops, and iPads, and interviewed the suspect’s relatives.

The group appeared in a video last week that called on service members and members of the intelligence community to "refuse illegal orders."

FBI and Justice Department officials have reached out for interviews with the six veteran Democrats who implored military service members to “refuse illegal orders” in a controversial