US EditionNational Guard member dies after shooting near the White House
The suspect, an Afghan national admitted under an asylum program, faces terrorism charges after ambushing two National Guard members, killing one and critically injuring the other.
- On Wednesday, November 26, U.S. National Guard specialist Sarah Beckstrom was shot near the White House and died of her injuries after the attack a few blocks away.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who served with a CIA-backed partner force and entered the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome in 2021.
- After a brief exchange of gunfire, other Guard members subdued the attacker near 17th and I Streets NW and Farragut West Metro; Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, West Virginia National Guard, remains in critical condition.
- President Donald Trump directed the deployment of 500 additional National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., increasing forces beyond the roughly 2,200 already in the city.
- Disputes over the National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C. have resurfaced after the shooting, intensifying scrutiny of the resettlement program that admitted more than 70,000 Afghan nationals, with officials debating extension past the Nov. 30 deadline.
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Charges Upgraded After Death of National Guard Specialist in D.C. Shooting - Real News Now
Federal prosecutors have officially upgraded charges against 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national accused of gunning down two National Guard troops near the White House earlier this week. One of the victims, Specialist Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard, died from her injuries, prompting the charge of first-degree murder. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the escalation during an appearance on Fox & Friends, …
FBI Raids $2,000-a-Month Washington Apartment of Afghan Immigrant Who Ambushed Two National Guard Soldiers Near White House | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
FBI agents raided the $2,000-a-month apartment in Bellingham, Washington, on Thursday, executing search warrants as part of a rapidly expanding terrorism probe tied to Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the gunman who ambushed and shot two National Guard members just steps from the White House.
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