US EditionDC National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty to 9 charges
Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces nine federal charges including first-degree murder while armed and may be subject to the death penalty, prosecutors said.
- On Thursday, an Afghan national pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court, Washington, D.C., to nine federal charges in the shooting near the White House.
- Court documents say Lakanwal traveled from Washington state to Washington, D.C., and allegedly acted `purposely and with deliberate and premeditated malice` in the attack.
- Prosecutors charged Lakanwal with multiple federal counts including murder and weapons offenses, facing nine federal charges ranging from first-degree murder while armed to firearm possession during a crime of violence after the case moved from D.C. Superior Court to U.S. District Court.
- Prosecutors said they may pursue a superseding indictment, and officials stated the U.S. Attorney General may seek the death penalty, though not for current charges.
- Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, critically injured, was shot in the head and is expected to undergo skull reconstruction next month, Wolfe said on Tuesday.
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