A Detailed Account of the Nightmarish National Guard Shooting: Court Docs
rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan man, was charged with shooting two National Guard troops near the Farragut West metro station in Washington, D.C. Surveillance footage showed Lakanwal scouting the area before shouting “Allahu Akbar” and opening fire. He fatally shot sarah Beckstrom in the back of the head, critically wounded Andrew Wolfe, and also shot at another National Guard major. Following the attack, a National Guard member named Reynolds engaged Lakanwal, who was then subdued by Guardsmen and Secret Service officers. Beckstrom later died from her injuries,and Wolfe remains in critical condition. Lakanwal appeared in court, was charged with murder while armed, posession of a firearm during a violent crime, and assault with intent to kill while armed, and was ordered jailed without bond. He had entered the U.S. under a humanitarian parole program during the Biden-Harris administration and previously served in a CIA counterterrorism program during the Afghanistan conflict.
The Afghan charged with shooting two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., late last month nearly killed a third before he was captured, police said in court records.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal was seen on surveillance video staking out the area near the Farragut West metro station for roughly a minute before shouting “Allahu Akbar” and opening fire, according to a charging document filed Tuesday.
The charging document revealed that Lakanwal shot Sarah Beckstrom in the back of the head before delivering another headshot to guardsman Andrew Wolfe. Lakanwal then chased and shot at an unnamed National Guard major, the document alleged.
Lakanwal, who made his first appearance in court Tuesday, is charged with murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and assault with intent to kill while armed, leading a judge to order him jailed without bond.
Beckstrom died from her wounds on Thanksgiving Day, and Wolfe is fighting for his life under medical care, officials said. The guardsmen were on a routine patrol that day under President Donald Trump’s directives to crack down on crime in Washington.
Court records do not yet list an attorney for Lakanwal.
A National Guard member identified in the document as “Reynolds” quickly “engaged” the shooter after the shots rang out, and the suspect was shot and fell to the ground.
An unnamed guardsman then “jumped on the defendant as the defendant was attempting to reload,” police wrote. Reynolds, the unnamed National Guard member, and Secret Service officers then worked together to restrain the shooter, the charging document said.
Lakanwal came to the U.S. under the Biden-Harris administration’s poorly vetted humanitarian parole program for migrants, a source familiar with the matter previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation. He also served in a Central Intelligence Agency counterterrorism program during the War in Afghanistan, USA Today reported.
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