US EditionSuspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, is charged with first-degree murder after ambushing National Guard members near the White House, amid concerns over his mental health and radicalization.
- On Wednesday, Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, DC, the eve of Thanksgiving; he previously worked with the CIA for over a decade and was evacuated under Operation Allies Welcome.
- Lakanwal struggled to assimilate after resettlement and family members reported lingering PTSD, while associated community emails warned of erratic conduct and weekslong cross-country drives in Washington state.
- Neighbors and records show Lakanwal lived in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife and five children, and the family faced eviction in 2023 with a one-month Amazon Flex stint confirmed.
- Jeanine Pirro said on Friday he faces at least one first-degree murder charge after being wounded, and officials including Kristi Noem raised vetting concerns amid the investigation.
- Multiple layers of vetting occurred after evacuation by multiple US government vetting agencies, but audit findings say expedited evacuation overtook normal processes, raising broader resettlement and vetting questions.
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Winston-Salem JournalSuspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation'
The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members blocks from the White House had been unraveling for years, unable to hold a job and flipping between long, lightless stretches of isolation and taking sudden weekslong cross-country drives. Rahmanullah…
Was the National Guard Killer Really Radicalized in the US?
The story we are being sold about the murder of Sarah Beckstrom and the wounding of Andrew Wolfe is that Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the National Guard killer, was radicalized in the US. That isn’t the first time we have heard that excuse, and it’s suspect. There might be another explanation that goes back to Afghanistan. What […] The post Was the National Guard Killer Really Radicalized in the US? appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
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