FBI probes motive after National Guard troops injured
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, paroled under Operation Allies Welcome, ambushed and shot two West Virginia National Guard members near the White House; immigration processing for Afghans is paused.
- Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, is the suspect in the shooting of two US National Guard members near the White House, according to multiple sources.
- DC Police Chief Jeffrey Carroll stated that investigators have no information on a motive for the shooting.
- President Donald Trump called the shooting an 'act of terror' and urged a re-examination of Afghan immigrants who entered the U.S.
- Trump pointed out that Lakanwal arrived in the U.S. in 2021 on evacuation flights as the Taliban took over Afghanistan.
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Alleged gunman in National Guard attack drove across US to ambush troops, officials say
FBI Director Kash Patel, left, at a press conference on Nov. 27, 2025, looks at photos of the two West Virginia National Guard soldiers shot in Washington, D.C., the previous day. They were identified as Andrew Wolfe, 24, and Sarah Beckstrom, 20. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Two National Guard members remained in critical condition Thursday as federal law enforcement officials examined evidence collected from the home of th…
In an attack in Washington, two National Guards were seriously injured – probably by an Afghan.
FBI probes gunman’s motive in ambush shooting of Guard soldiers | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> Investigators led by the FBI’s joint terrorism task force sought clues today 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.
Afghan national charged in Guard ambush shooting drove across U.S. to carry out attack, officials say
An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence. The guard members had deployed to the nation’s capital and were shot Wednesday afternoon.…
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