{"id":2515756,"date":"2025-11-29T17:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T22:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patel-heroic-national-guard-soldiers-captured-shooter-prevented-further-tragedy-after-troops-ambushed-shot\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T17:28:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T22:28:37","slug":"patel-heroic-national-guard-soldiers-captured-shooter-prevented-further-tragedy-after-troops-ambushed-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patel-heroic-national-guard-soldiers-captured-shooter-prevented-further-tragedy-after-troops-ambushed-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Patel: Heroic National Guard Soldiers Captured Shooter, Prevented Further Tragedy After Troops Ambushed, Shot"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fpatel-heroic-national-guard-soldiers-captured-shooter-prevented-further-tragedy-after-troops-ambushed-shot%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=2515756&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-the-monster-building-in-hong-kong-with-hundreds-of-floors\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show The Monster Building In Hong Kong With Hundreds Of Floors?\">article reports<\/a> on a shooting incident in Washington,D.C., where two National Guard soldiers were attacked. FBI Director Kash patel emphasized the bravery and quick response of the National Guard members, crediting their extensive training with preventing a more tragic outcome. One of the troops, Spc.Sarah Beckstrom, later died from her injuries, while Staff sgt. Andrew Wolfe was critically wounded. The shooter, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan who entered the U.S. after the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, was subdued by National Guard members, including a major armed only with a pocket knife who attacked the shooter when he paused to reload. Another Guard member also helped by shooting the assailant in the legs. Lakanwal faces first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-reconsiders-drops-program-to-pay-social-media-influencers-during-chauvin-trial\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Reconsiders, Drops Program To Pay Social Media Influencers During Chauvin Trial\">-degree murder charges<\/a>, and the Department of Justice is pursuing the death penalty in 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\" ?><?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><\/p>\n<p>In the immediate aftermath of the shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., this week, FBI Director Kash Patel made a point of noting how National Guard members kept a horrific situation from getting even worse.<\/p>\n<p>At a news conference Wednesday, after a reporter asked about whether the suspect was being questioned, Patel jumped in with the key point.<\/p>\n<p>And it was clearly a message he wanted Americans to hear.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FBI Director Kash Patel didn&rsquo;t wait for the reporter to finish their question about the suspect &mdash; he jumped in with a message he clearly wanted the media to hear.<\/p>\n<p>Patel shifted the focus straight to the heroic actions of National Guard troops who stopped the shooter before the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HHyBM35unF\">pic.twitter.com\/HHyBM35unF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Overton (@overton_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/overton_news\/status\/1993808802940850558?\">November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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>&ldquo;The reason that this suspect is in custody is because of the bravery of the men and women of the National Guard who responded due to their extensive training to secure American lives today,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The two troops who were shot &mdash; Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe &mdash; were initially listed in critical condition. Beckstrom later died from her wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Their alleged attacker, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is a 29-year-old Afghan who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/afghan-national-guard-shooter-entered-us-biden-immigration-program-2021-afghan-withdrawal-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">came to the U.S.<\/a> after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The resident of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-investigates-national-guard-shooters-ties-california-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington state<\/a>&nbsp;was subdued by National Guard members.<\/p>\n<p>One of those National Guard members, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/27\/us-news\/hero-guardsman-took-down-afghan-terror-attacker-with-pocket-knife-how-the-ambush-went-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported, was a major who came from nearby armed only with a pocket knife.<\/p>\n<p>The major was doing rounds when he heard the gunfire and saw that Lakanwal had apparently spotted him, according to the newspaper, which cited <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mrddmia\/status\/1993845716834488475?s=46&amp;t=rP_x4WxKKRnOl80Iz5e13g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservative commentator Mike Davis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The major had no firearm and ducked behind a car. When the gunman paused to reload, the officer went on the attack, throwing himself on Lakanwal and using his pen knife to stab the man in the head, the article continued.<\/p>\n<p>Another National Guard member nearby also responded, shooting Lakanwal in the legs and buttocks.<\/p>\n<p>The two then held Lakanwal until more help arrived.<\/p>\n<p>As bad as the incident was &mdash; with a young American woman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-announces-female-national-guardsmen-died-following-dc-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">losing her life<\/a> to an act of terrorism in her own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-israeli-settlers-trying-to-tear-palestinian-child-apart\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Does Not Show Israeli Settlers Trying To Tear Palestinian Child Apart\">country&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s capital &mdash; Patel emphasized that the quick action of National Guard troops who responded saved other lives.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We should highlight the fact that the men and women of law enforcement, the interagencies, the Department of War, and the National Guard executed their training with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >great precision today<\/a> and prevented an even greater tragedy from befalling us,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>With Beckstrom&rsquo;s death, Lakanwal faces a first-degree murder charge, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5625715-dc-shooting-suspect-murder-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi has said the Department of Justice is seeking the death penalty in the case, The Hill reported.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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