DC National Guard shooting suspect formally charged

The Afghan antheral accused of shooting 2 National Guard members conscionable blocks from the White House past week was formally charged connected Tuesday with execution and different crimes.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was charged with 2 counts of battle with intent to kill, 1 number of murder, and 1 number of possession of a firearm during a transgression of violence.

Lakanwal attended the proceeding astatine Washington D.C. Superior Court remotely from a infirmary bed. He was seen lying down with eyes closed and appeared to beryllium successful pain.

Lakanwal’s defence lawyer told the justice that his lawsuit pleads not blameworthy to each charges.

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Undated record photograph of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the fishy successful the shooting of  two National Guard soldiers successful Washington, D.C., November 26, 2025. (Provided by Department of Justice)

At 1 constituent during the hearing, Lakanwal said done his interpreter, "I cannot unfastened my eyes. I person symptom successful my…" The justice chopped him disconnected astatine that constituent and his defence lawyer said helium didn’t privation Lakanwal to accidental anything.

The justice ruled Lakanwal to beryllium held successful custody without bond.

The brazen daytime shooting unfolded Wednesday adjacent Farragut West Station, little than a mile from the White House. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, was wounded and continues to combat for his life. U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi has said the Department of Justice intends to question the decease penalty.

Lakanwal, who authorities said was changeable during the confrontation, was hospitalized.

The shooting stunned Washington and raised caller questions astir vetting those entering the country.

Lakanwal had legally entered the United States in September 2021 nether Operation Allies Welcome, the Biden administration’s Afghan evacuation and resettlement program.

He had his asylum exertion approved successful April 2025 nether the Trump administration, the non-profit radical said.

He had served successful Afghanistan with NDS-03, an elite portion operated by the CIA with nonstop U.S. quality and subject support, according to Afghan Evac, a non-profit that works with Afghans connected Special Immigrant Visas (SIV).

The Afghan members of these units were highly vetted and trained by the CIA and carried retired immoderate of the toughest counterterrorism missions against the Taliban, Al Qaeda and others. They were precise trusted and brave, according to those who worked with them.

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Advocates moving with Afghan evacuees said immoderate erstwhile members of those units carried heavy trauma from years of conflict, though it remains unclear whether that past played a relation successful Lakanwal's behaviour successful the U.S.

This is simply a breaking quality story; cheque backmost for updates.

Fox News' David Spunt, William Mears and Greg Wehner, on with The Associated Press contributed to this report.