{"id":2515661,"date":"2025-11-29T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-suspect-faces-first-degree-murder-charge-in-national-guard-shooting\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T12:55:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:55:36","slug":"afghan-suspect-faces-first-degree-murder-charge-in-national-guard-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-suspect-faces-first-degree-murder-charge-in-national-guard-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan Suspect Faces First-Degree Murder Charge in National Guard Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fafghan-suspect-faces-first-degree-murder-charge-in-national-guard-shooting%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=2515661&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>A man named Rahmanullah Lakanwal,an Afghan national who worked with the CIA during the Afghanistan War,has had charges against him upgraded to first-degree murder after he fatally shot National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom near the White House. Staff sgt.Andrew Wolfe was also critically injured in the attack. Investigators are continuing to seek a motive, and authorities are executing warrants in multiple states.The incident has led the Trump management to halt asylum decisions and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pause issuing visas<\/a> for Afghan passport holders, citing concerns about vetting.Lakanwal had entered the U.S. through a Biden administration program that resettled Afghans after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Officials and military leadership have expressed condolences to the victims&#8217; families, and the case remains under active investigation.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday, while investigators continued to seek a motive.<\/p>\n<p>Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were hospitalized in critical condition after the Wednesday afternoon shooting near the White House. President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that Beckstrom had died.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro&rsquo;s office said the charges against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who worked with the CIA during the Afghanistan War, now include one count of first-degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration said Friday it is halting all asylum decisions and has also paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports.<\/p>\n<p>Beckstrom and Wolfe were deployed with the West Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usa-todays-spin-national-guard-shooting-shows-legacy-outlets-dying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Guard<\/a> as part of Trump&rsquo;s crime-fighting mission that federalized the D.C. police force. The president also has deployed or tried to deploy National Guard members to other cities to assist with his mass deportation efforts but has faced court challenges.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump called the shooting a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-warns-that-iranian-terrorists-are-planning-to-target-the-olympics-according-to-the-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Israel warns that Iranian terrorists are planning to target the Olympics, according to the Washington Examiner\">terrorist attack&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and criticized the Biden administration for enabling Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the Afghanistan War to enter the U.S. The president has said he wants to &ldquo;permanently pause migration&rdquo; from third-world nations and expel millions of migrants from the country.<\/p>\n<p>The director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, said in a post on the social platform X that asylum decisions will be paused &ldquo;until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Fox News, Pirro said there are &ldquo;many charges to come&rdquo; beyond the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-murder-charges-brought-against-the-man-accused-of-killing-uva-football-players\/\" title=\"Man accused of killing UVA football players faces new murder ....\">upgraded murder charge<\/a>. She said her heart goes out to the family of Beckstrom, who volunteered to serve and &ldquo;ended up being shot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-national-guard-shooter-shouted-allahu-akbar-dc-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ambush-style<\/a> on the cold streets of Washington, D.C.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pirro said officials have been working around the clock to determine the suspect&rsquo;s motive. Investigators are executing warrants in the state of Washington, where Lakanwal lived, and other parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/will-never-back-trump-hegseth-refuse-yield-national-guardsmen-shot-sending-500-troops-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> visited National Guard troops in the nation&rsquo;s capital Friday and led them in a prayer for Beckstrom and Wolfe&rsquo;s families.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of you may have known her,&rdquo; Hegseth said of Beckstrom. &ldquo;Obviously a beautiful human being and a great American willing to serve her country brutally targeted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth said he and his wife briefly visited Wolfe on Thursday night &ldquo;to be there, lay hands on him, pray over him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe remains in &ldquo;very critical condition,&rdquo; West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Friday. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/max-baer-pennsylvania-supreme-courts-chief-justice-dies\/\" title=\"Max Baer, Pennsylvania Supreme Court\u2019s Chief Justice, Dies\">ordered state flags<\/a> to be flown at half-staff in recognition of Beckstrom&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal has been living in Bellingham, Washington, about 80 miles north of Seattle, with his wife and five children, said his former landlord, Kristina Widman.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Sherzad, a neighbor of Lakanwal&rsquo;s, told the Associated Press in a phone interview Friday that Lakanwal was polite, quiet, and spoke very little English.<\/p>\n<p>Sherzad said he attended the same mosque as Lakanwal and had heard from other members that Lakanwal was struggling to find work. Some of his children attended the same school as Lakanwal&rsquo;s children, Sherzad said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was so quiet and the kids were so polite, they were so playful. But we didn&rsquo;t see anything bad about him,&rdquo; Sherzad said. Sherzad added that Lakanwal &ldquo;disappeared&rdquo; about two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal had briefly worked as an independent contractor for Amazon Flex, which allows people to use their own cars to deliver packages, a company spokesperson d with the Associated Press. Lakanwal delivered packages from the end of July to the end of August and hadn&rsquo;t been active since.<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal entered the U.S. in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a Biden administration program that resettled Afghans after the U.S. withdrawal from the country, officials said. Lakanwal applied for asylum during the Biden administration, but his asylum was approved under the Trump administration, #AfghanEvac said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>In a Thanksgiving address to the troops Thursday, Trump said that Lakanwal &ldquo;went cuckoo. I mean, he went nuts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal served in a CIA-backed Afghan Army unit, known as one of the special Zero Units, in the southern province of Kandahar, according to a resident of the eastern Afghan province of Khost who identified himself as Lakanwal&rsquo;s cousin. He said Lakanwal was originally from the province and that his brother had worked in the unit as well.<\/p>\n<p>The cousin spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. He said Lakanwal had started out working as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/st-louis-woman-beats-sheriffs-deputy-with-her-own-baton-after-she-is-told-to-put-on-a-mask\/\" title=\"St. Louis Woman Beats Sheriff\u2019s Deputy with Her Own Baton After She is Told to Put on a Mask\">security guard<\/a> for the unit in 2012 and was later promoted to become a team leader and a GPS specialist.<\/p>\n<p>Zero Units were paramilitary units manned by Afghans but backed by the CIA that also served in front-line fighting with CIA paramilitary officers. Activists had attributed abuses to the units. They played a key role in the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the country, providing security around Kabul International Airport as the Americans withdrew from the country.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/days-national-guardsmen-shot-dem-senator-said-troops-deployed-cities-may-soon-fire-civilians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> called for the reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who had entered under the Biden administration initiative that brought roughly 76,000 people to the country, many of whom had worked as interpreters and translators.<\/p>\n<p>The program has faced intense scrutiny from Trump and others over allegations of gaps in the vetting process, even as advocates say there was extensive vetting and the program offered a lifeline to people at risk of Taliban reprisals.<\/p>\n<p>Beckstrom had enlisted in 2023, the same year she graduated high school, and served with distinction as a military police officer with the 863rd Military Police Company, the West Virginia National Guard said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She exemplified leadership, dedication, and professionalism,&rdquo; the statement said, adding that Beckstrom &ldquo;volunteered to serve as part of Operation D.C. Safe and Beautiful, helping to ensure the safety and security of our nation&rsquo;s capital.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president called Beckstrom an &ldquo;incredible person, outstanding in every single way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p><em>Associated Press journalists Sarah Brumfield, Siddiqullah Alizai, Elena Becatoros, Randy Herschaft, Cedar Attanasio and Hallie Golden contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. 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Investigators are still working to determine a motive. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were critically injured in a shooting near the White House on Wednesday afternoon. President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday evening that Beckstrom had passed away. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who previously worked with the CIA during the Afghanistan War, now faces one count of first-degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration announced on Friday it is suspending all asylum decisions and pausing visa issuance for travelers holding Afghan passports. Beckstrom and Wolfe were serving with the West Virginia National Guard as part of President Trump&#8217;s initiative to support law enforcement in Washington D.C., which included federalizing local police forces.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump described the incident as a &#8220;terrorist attack&#8221; and criticized the Biden administration for allowing Afghans who assisted U.S. forces during the Afghanistan conflict into the country. He has expressed intentions to halt migration from certain countries permanently and deport millions of migrants.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Edlow, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, stated on social media platform X that asylum processing will be paused &#8220;until we can ensure every alien is thoroughly vetted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>U.S Attorney Jeanine Pirro indicated there may be additional charges forthcoming beyond first-degree murder and expressed sympathy for Beckstrom&#8217;s family, highlighting her voluntary service before being ambushed in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations continue nationwide with warrants being executed in Washington state-where Lakanwal resided-and other locations.<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited National Guard troops in D.C., offering prayers for both soldiers&#8217; families while describing Beckstrom as an admirable American who was tragically targeted.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe remains in critical condition according to West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey, who ordered flags flown at half-staff honoring Beckstrom&#8217;s passing.<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal lived in Bellingham, Washington with his wife and five children; neighbors described him as quiet but polite though he had recently disappeared about two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>He briefly worked delivering packages through Amazon Flex last summer but has not been active since then.<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal entered the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome-a Biden-era program resettling Afghans after America&#8217;s withdrawal-and applied for asylum during this period; however his approval came under Trump&#8217;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called Lakanwal &#8220;cuckoo&#8221; during a Thanksgiving address referring to his actions as going &#8220;nuts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal served in CIA-supported Afghan special forces units known as Zero Units involved heavily during America&#8217;s withdrawal from Afghanistan but also linked by activists to abuses.<\/p>\n<p>Following this incident, Trump urged renewed scrutiny over all Afghan refugees admitted under Biden&#8217;s program amid ongoing debates about vetting procedures versus humanitarian efforts offered by advocates.<\/p>\n<p>Beckstrom joined military service shortly after graduating high school last year; she served honorably as a military police officer within West Virginia&#8217;s National Guard unit assigned to Operation D.C Safe &amp; Beautiful aimed at securing Washington D.C., earning praise from officials including President Trump who called her an exceptional individual dedicated to service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2515662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/31d63bc530334d269ef82f40c3c96510-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[67905,67906,37479],"class_list":["post-2515661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-afghan-suspect","tag-first-degree-murder","tag-national-guard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/31d63bc530334d269ef82f40c3c96510-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515661","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515661"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515665,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515661\/revisions\/2515665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}