US EditionAccused National Guard shooter pleaded not guilty to charges at first court appearance from the hospital
Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces first-degree murder and multiple assault charges after ambushing two National Guard members near the White House, with one fatality and one critically injured.
- Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting two members of the National Guard in Washington, D.C.
- He pleaded not guilty to the charges during a virtual court appearance from his hospital bed.
- Lakanwal faces multiple charges, including premeditated murder, assault with intent to kill while armed, and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence.
- An interpreter assisted Lakanwal during the virtual court hearing.
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Court documents: DC shooting suspect screamed 'Allahu Akbar' during ambush, shot at third Guard member
WASHINGTON, DC (AP/WOWK) - Court documents are revealing new details in the moments that led up to the shooting of two West Virginia National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who was living in Washington state, is charged with first-degree murder, assault with intent to kill and illegal possession of a [...]
National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder from hospital bed
The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members in an ambush in downtown Washington last week was charged on Tuesday with murder and other offences as he made his first court appearance, appearing remotely from a hospital bed. A judge ordered Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, held in custody without bond, citing the “sheer terror” of the shooting blocks from the White House that killed one member of the National Guard and critically injured a…
A suspect accused of killing two National Guard soldiers in Washington last week was formally charged with murder and other crimes today, as he attended his first hearing via video link from his hospital bed. A judge in Washington ordered Rahmanullah Lakanwal held without bail, saying he was "extremely horrified" by the shooting a few blocks from the White House that killed a National Guardsman and seriously wounded her colleague. Lakanwal, an A…
The alleged perpetrator of the Washington attack on two National Guard soldiers, one of whom died, pleaded not guilty from his hospital bed.
The man accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers in Washington and killing one of them last week has been formally charged with murder and other crimes, at a preliminary hearing held by videoconference and in which he has participated from his hospital bed. Judge Renee Raymond, in charge of the case, has ordered that the defendant, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, of Afghan nationality and 29 years, remain in custody without bail, because of the “pu…
The judge ordered him to remain in custody, without the possibility of bail.
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