{"id":2515204,"date":"2025-11-27T12:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guardsmen-shooter-drove-cross-country-to-attack-victims-patel-pirro\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T12:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:04:15","slug":"national-guardsmen-shooter-drove-cross-country-to-attack-victims-patel-pirro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guardsmen-shooter-drove-cross-country-to-attack-victims-patel-pirro\/","title":{"rendered":"National Guardsmen shooter drove cross country to attack victims: Patel, Pirro"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnational-guardsmen-shooter-drove-cross-country-to-attack-victims-patel-pirro%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515204&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Thanksgiving, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S.Attorney for D.C.Jeanine Pirro revealed details about a terrorist attack on National Guard members near the White House. Two National Guardsmen, sarah Beckstrom (20) and Andrew Wolfe (24), who had been sworn in less than 24 hours earlier, were shot in the head and remain in critical condition. The suspected shooter, 29-year-old Afghan immigrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal, drove from Seattle to Washington, D.C., to carry out the attack.Lakanwal, who arrived in the U.S. in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome and was granted asylum, was wounded and hospitalized. Authorities are conducting a nationwide investigation, considering this a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-would-allow-feds-to-purge-u-s-military-and-local-police-using-charges-of-hate-crimes\/\" title=\"Bill Would Allow Feds To Purge U.S. Military And Local Police Using Charges Of \u2018Hate Crimes\u2019\">terrorism-related incident<\/a>. officials criticized the prior administration&#8217;s lack of vetting for Afghan refugees, including Lakanwal. Political figures, including former President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, blamed the current administration for failures in immigration and security policies related to the case.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">National Guardsmen shooter drove cross country to attack victims sworn in less than 24 hours prior: Patel, Pirro<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2415586\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>FBI Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\">Kash Patel<\/a> and U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro held a press conference on Thanksgiving, revealing a slew of details about the terrorist attack on National Guard members.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3900889\/alleged-national-guard-shooter-previously-worked-cia\/\">shot in the head<\/a> on Wednesday while patrolling the street immediately outside the White House in Washington, D.C. Both of them are now in critical condition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3900186\/binance-lawsuit-oct-7-victim-families-payments-hamas\/\">Top crypto exchange sued by Oct. 7 victim families for allowing payments to terrorist groups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3899736\/judge-dismisses-rico-case-trump-georgia\/\">Judge dismisses RICO case against Trump in Fulton County, Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3899024\/six-year-old-immigration-court-error-haunts-kilmar-abrego-garcia-case\/\">Six-year-old immigration court error haunts Kilmar Abrego Garcia case<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;If one of them is to pass &mdash; and God forbid that happens &mdash; this is a murder one. Period. End of the story,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeanine-pirro\">Pirro<\/a>, the US Attorney for D.C., told reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secret Service agents near where National Guard troops were shot. Nov. 26, 2025 (Graeme Jennings, Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pirro added that both Beckstrom and Wolfe had been sworn in for duty less than 24 hours before they were shot.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have identified 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3900781\/suspected-gunman-dc-national-guard-shooting-afghan\/\">Afghan national<\/a>, as the shooter. He was wounded during the attack and transported to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal allegedly drove to D.C. from his home in Seattle, Washington, before committing the attack. He is facing three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.<\/p>\n<p>Patel said his bureau is undertaking a &ldquo;coast-to-coast investigation&rdquo; based out of D.C., due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cross-country nature<\/a> of Lakanwal&rsquo;s route.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an ongoing investigation of terrorism, make no mistake about it,&rdquo; Patel said. &ldquo;We have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pet-duck-helps-police-close-2-year-long-missing-persons-investigation\/\" title=\"Pet Duck Helps Police Close 2-Year-Long Missing Person\u2019s Investigation\">executed multiple search warrants<\/a> around the country, to include the subject&rsquo;s last known residence, which is in state of Washington.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3900833\/trump-dc-national-guard-shooting-biden-afghanistan\/\">blamed the violence<\/a> on former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration, saying they let &ldquo;unknown and unvetted foreigners&rdquo;&nbsp;into the country.<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal was let into the country in 2021 as part of Operation Allies Welcome, a program that brought 76,000 evacuated Afghans&nbsp;into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds. The government granted him asylum status earlier this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With the White House in the distance, National Guard troops patrol the National Mall as part of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s order to impose federal law enforcement in the nation&rsquo;s capital, in Washington, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki assured reporters in 2021 that the thousands of Afghan refugees would be thoroughly screened before arriving in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can absolutely assure you that no one is coming into the United States of America who has not been through a thorough screening and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-believe-the-left-purchasing-a-firearm-is-far-more-complex-than-voting\/\" title=\"Don\u2019t Believe The Left. Purchasing A Firearm Is Far More Complex Than Voting\">background check process<\/a>,&rdquo; Psaki said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Patel told reporters at the Thursday press conference that Department of War officials have informed him of evidence that &ldquo;the suspect had a relationship in Afghanistan with partner forces&rdquo; and the FBI is &ldquo;looking into it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Asked at the Thursday press conference whether the U.S. government missed any warning signs when allowing Lakanwal into the country, Patel responded: &ldquo;You miss all the signs when you do zero vetting.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3900889\/alleged-national-guard-shooter-previously-worked-cia\/\">ALLEGED DC NATIONAL GUARD SHOOTING SUSPECT PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR CIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-is-the-biden-admin-completing-open-segments-of-the-border-wall-now\/\" title=\"Why Is the Biden Admin Completing Open Segments of the Border Wall Now?\">prior administration made<\/a> the decision to allow thousands of people into this country without doing a single piece of background checking or vetting &mdash; that&rsquo;s how you miss every single sign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance also blamed the Biden administration <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jdvance\/status\/1993862308540633159\">on social media<\/a> following the shooting, writing: &ldquo;I remember back in 2021 criticizing the Biden policy of opening the floodgate to unvetted Afghan refugees. Friends sent me messages calling me a racist. It was a clarifying moment. They shouldn&rsquo;t have been in our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shooter drove cross country to attack newly sworn Guardsmen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2515207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/122625_WEX_SHOOTING_GUARD-4-e1764200255780.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[67813,67812,56744,67814,6842],"class_list":["post-2515204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-attack-victims","tag-cross-country-2","tag-national-guardsmen","tag-patel-pirro","tag-shooter"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/122625_WEX_SHOOTING_GUARD-4-e1764200255780.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515204"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515209,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515204\/revisions\/2515209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}