US EditionD.C. National Guard Shooting Suspect Facing 5 Additional Federal Charges
Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces new federal felonies for transporting firearms across state lines with intent to commit a crime in the Nov. 26 ambush that killed one National Guard member.
- Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national, faces five additional federal charges for allegedly shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last month.
- Lakanwal is accused of first-degree premeditated murder, assault with intent to kill, and firearms-related charges in the shooting that killed Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and critically injured Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe.
- The criminal complaint alleges Lakanwal legally purchased a revolver used in the shooting from someone who died in 2023 and attempted to buy other firearms, claiming he needed them for his rideshare job.
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The Department of Justice said Tuesday that it has filed new federal charges against the Afghan citizen who believes he was behind a shooting near the White House last month, who killed one member of the National Guard and injured another.Read more]]>
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The possibility of the death penalty moved closer after federal prosecutors filed new charges against the Afghan national accused of killing a D.C. National Guard member near the White House. The expanded charges shift the case into federal court and significantly raise the stakes for the accused. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced that Rahmanullah Lakanwal now faces federal counts of transporting a firearm in inte…
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KHQ Right NowSuspect in D.C. National Guard shooting faces new charges
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused of shooting two National Guards near the White House, is facing new charges. He has been charged with federal firearms charges connected to the November 26 ambush that led to the death of West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom and wounded Andrew Wolfe. Lakanwal is also charged with
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