Breaking: Purported Manifesto from D.C. Shooter Surfaces Online Amid Probe into Guardsmen Slaying

Washington, D.C. – November 26, 2025  As federal investigators sift through the wreckage of Wednesday's deadly ambush near the White House, a chilling handwritten notebook – dubbed a "manifesto" by law enforcement sources – recovered from the suspect's abandoned vehicle has ignited a firestorm of speculation and outrage. The document, found stuffed alongside anti-Trump pamphlets and a modified AR-15 in the getaway car parked two blocks from the shooting scene on 17th Street NW, appears to outline a meticulously planned assault on symbols of "fascist authority," according to preliminary leaks from the FBI's joint task force with the Metropolitan Police Department.

The notebook, consisting of 14 dog-eared pages in a spiral-bound journal, was discovered around 4:30 p.m. ET during a sweep of the suspect's black Ford Escape, which bore faded bumper stickers reading "Resist the Regime" and "No More Walls." Authorities have not officially authenticated the contents, but multiple sources familiar with the investigation – speaking on condition of anonymity due to the ongoing probe – describe it as a rambling screed laced with anti-military vitriol, conspiracy theories, and operational blueprints. "It's not a polished manifesto like we've seen in past cases," one senior FBI official told reporters off the record. "This is raw – a mix of rage, paranoia, and to-do lists that scream lone-wolf radicalization."

Key excerpts, pieced together from leaks and partial scans circulating on encrypted Telegram channels and X (formerly Twitter), paint a portrait of a man consumed by grievances against the incoming Trump administration and its bolstering of National Guard deployments in urban centers. The author – believed to be the 29-year-old suspect, identified privately as Ethan Carver of Alexandria, Virginia – rails against "the orange tyrant's brownshirts," a reference to the West Virginia Guardsmen he targeted, Sgt. Elijah Ramirez and Cpl. Marcus Hale, who succumbed to their wounds en route to George Washington University Hospital.

Core Themes and Excerpts from the Notebook

The manifesto opens with a block-letter acrostic spanning the first seven pages, where the initial letters of each paragraph spell out "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED" – a twisted invocation of the Second Amendment, repurposed as a rallying cry for "armed resistance against the stolen election." This section devolves into a 2,000-word diatribe accusing federal forces of "infringing on the people's sovereignty" through Trump's August 2025 executive order expanding Guard presence in D.C. and other "blue strongholds" to combat rising crime rates.

• Anti-Trump and Anti-Military Rants: Carver allegedly writes, "The fat clown in Mar-a-Lago thinks he can flood our streets with his Gestapo in camo. These 'guardsmen' aren't protectors – they're occupiers, enforcing the MAGA fever dream. Ramirez and Hale? Just the first. Their blood will wash away the rot." He draws parallels to historical uprisings, citing the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot as "the spark we failed to fan" and vowing to "finish what the patriots started – but this time, against the real enemy: the uniformed puppets."

• Conspiracy-Fueled Motives: Pages 8-10 delve into QAnon-adjacent theories, claiming the National Guard deployment is a "deep state ploy to disarm civilians under cover of 'law and order.'" Carver references the dropped FBI investigation into Tyler Robinson – the assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September – as proof of "government complicity in silencing dissent." "They buried the foreign network that armed Robinson," he scrawls. "Now they arm their own killers. It's time to flip the script."

• Operational "To-Do" List: The most alarming section, spanning the final four pages, reads like a tactical playbook. In jagged handwriting, it details:

  • "Wear body cams for livestream. Notify anon contacts on Discord of drop time. Affix resistance flags to dash – black & red, no stars."

  • "Queue playlist: 'Bodies' by Drowning Pool on loop via car aux. Blast during approach to drown out screams."

  • "Prep motion cams + flashbangs for alleys. If pigs swarm, detonate decoys in doorways – buy time for phase 2: Capitol breach."

  • A hand-drawn map marks the shooting site with an "X," annotated: "Guards patrol 1400-1500. Two birds, one burst. Escape vector: 19th St to Mall. Torch vehicle if tailed."

Interspersed are personal notes hinting at Carver's descent: references to job loss amid post-election layoffs, a bitter divorce filing in October 2025, and online radicalization via forums like "Patriot Purge 2.0" on the dark web. One entry laments, "Lost everything to their America First lies. Now I take it back – one bullet at a time."

Leak Sparks Backlash and Probes

The contents leaked rapidly online, first via a now-suspended X account

@ShadowResist47

, which posted blurred photos of the pages around 5:15 p.m. ET, captioned "The truth they won't air." By 6 p.m., the images had racked up 1.2 million views, fueling partisan fury. President-elect Trump, vacationing at Mar-a-Lago, reposted a snippet on Truth Social, thundering, "This animal's 'manifesto' is the radical left's playbook exposed! No more kid gloves – we'll shred these networks like we did for Charlie Kirk. Justice incoming, bigly!"

@pulse_trump

Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, condemned the leaks as "irresponsible sensationalism" that could jeopardize the case, while calling for a congressional hearing on online extremism. "This isn't about left or right – it's about a broken system letting hate fester," Jeffries said in a statement.The FBI, now treating the incident as a domestic terror event, has traced Carver's digital trail to over a dozen extremist chats promoting violence against law enforcement. His condition remains critical after being shot in the leg and abdomen during the firefight; he's sedated at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. No accomplices have been named, but agents raided his Alexandria apartment, seizing laptops and a cache of ammunition.

As D.C. reels from its second high-profile assassination-linked tragedy this year – echoing the unresolved shadows of Tyler Robinson's foreign ties – the manifesto stands as a stark warning. Was Carver a isolated zealot, or the tip of a broader spear? With Trump's inauguration looming, the answers could redefine the fault lines of a divided nation.

Maria F. Gonzales

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