US EditionSuspect in US National Guard shooting facing first-degree murder charge
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national granted asylum, faces first-degree murder charges after ambushing two National Guard members; one died and the other remains critically injured.
- Nov. 28, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced charges were upgraded to first-degree murder after Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died from wounds near the White House.
- Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, had entered the U.S. in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome and recently settled in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife and five children before allegedly driving cross-country.
- Using a.357 Smith & Wesson revolver, prosecutors say the suspect launched an ambush-style attack and was shot moments after, initially facing possession of a firearm and assault with intent to kill counts.
- The FBI said it is investigating the shooting as terrorism and the administration ordered immigration reviews, suspending Afghan requests and reexamining green-card holders from 19 countries.
- The attack has reignited debates over vetting and asylum programs, and officials signaled possible additional charges and federal death penalty pursuit, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
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US shooting suspect faces murder charge as anti-migrant stance hardens
WASHINGTON: An Afghan citizen accused of shooting two National Guard members will be charged with first-degree murder, a US official said Friday, after one of the soldiers died of her wounds as President Donald Trump pledged to suspend migration from “third world countries.”
WASHINGTON.- The Afghan citizen accused of shooting two national guards in Washington will be charged with murder following the death of one of the military officers, an American official said Friday. “There will certainly be many more charges, but we are raising the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree,” said the prosecutor of the country’s capital, Jeanine Pirro, on the charges against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Af…
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The suspected shooter in the attack on two National Guard members in D.C. faces new charges that include murder in the first degree, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced Friday, following news that Guard member Sarah…
WASHINGTON, Dc.- Charges have been upgraded to first-degree murder against the Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers in Washington D.C.
US shooting suspect faces murder charge as anti-migrant stance hardens
An Afghan citizen accused of shooting two National Guard members will be charged with first-degree murder, a US official said Friday, after one of the soldiers died of her wounds as President Donald Trump pledged to suspend migration from "third…
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