{"id":2515926,"date":"2025-11-30T16:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emails-describe-dc-shooting-suspect-as-withdrawn-and-manic\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T21:19:00","slug":"emails-describe-dc-shooting-suspect-as-withdrawn-and-manic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emails-describe-dc-shooting-suspect-as-withdrawn-and-manic\/","title":{"rendered":"Emails describe DC shooting suspect as withdrawn and manic"},"content":{"rendered":"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\">18<\/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%2Femails-describe-dc-shooting-suspect-as-withdrawn-and-manic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"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=2515926&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 article reports on Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., who has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Sarah Beckstrom. New <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-ag-despite-a-crisis-at-the-border-internal-emails-reveal-the-federal-government-is-effectively-abolishing-ice\/\" title=\"Arizona AG: Despite A Crisis At The Border, Internal Emails Reveal The Federal Government Is \u2018Effectively Abolishing ICE\u2019\">emails reveal<\/a> that Lakanwal had not been functional as a person, father, or provider since March 2023, exhibiting manic episodes and periods of isolation.Neighbors expressed concerns about his mental state. Lakanwal, originally from Afghanistan, struggled to assimilate after arriving in the U.S.in September 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome; his asylum was approved during the Trump administration. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi have stated that Lakanwal was radicalized while in the United States, with ongoing investigations into his connections. The FBI has declined to comment on 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\">Emails describe DC shooting suspect as withdrawn and manic as US claims he was &lsquo;radicalized&rsquo;<\/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_2415069\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-j-federal-judge-who-was-targeted-in-home-shooting-says-scotus-justice-sonia-sotomayor-was-also-targeted\/\" title=\"N.J. federal judge who was targeted in home ... says SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor was also targeted\">suspected shooter<\/a> of two <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\">National Guard<\/a> members in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, had &ldquo;not been functional as a person, father and provider&rdquo; for years, a series of emails revealed in a new report details.<\/p>\n<p>Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been charged with first-degree murder in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-activist-interviewed-by-cnn-who-stormed-capitol-building-is-radical-leftist-from-utah-who-threatened-on-video-to-rip-trump-from-white-house\/\" title=\"CONFIRMED: Activist Interviewed by CNN Who Stormed Capitol Building Is Radical Leftist from Utah Who Threatened on Video to \u201cRip Trump from White House\u201d\">shooting death<\/a> of Sarah Beckstrom. Guard member Andrew Wolfe was also critically injured in the attack. Both belonged to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/west-virginia\/\">West Virginia<\/a> National Guard. The <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/associated-press\/\">Associated Press<\/a><\/em>  report on the emails comes as Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\">Kristi Noem<\/a> and Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a> have said the suspect was &ldquo;radicalized&rdquo; in the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3900403\/trump-starting-to-see-wins-in-transgender-court-battles\/\">Trump starting to see wins in transgender court battles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3901955\/patel-signals-comey-case-far-from-over\/\">Patel signals Comey case is far from over: &#8216;Stay tuned&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3901037\/national-guardsmen-shooter-victims-patel-pirro\/\">National Guardsmen shooter drove cross country to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attack victims sworn<\/a> in less than 24 hours prior: Patel, Pirro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The report details emails sent from Lakanwal&rsquo;s community members to the nonprofit group U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. One email said he has &ldquo;not been functional as a person, father and provider since March of last year, 03\/2023. He quit his job that month, and his behavior has changed greatly,&rdquo; according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-suspect-afghan-5e5e9567d95a5d0ef806b714bb3ee3b7\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report details that Lakanwal had &ldquo;manic episodes,&rdquo; went through &ldquo;periods of dark isolation,&rdquo; and his neighbors worried about his potential to harm himself. The report adds that Lakanwal struggled to assimilate after fleeing his home country of Afghanistan to Bellingham, Washington, with his wife and five children.<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal, who served in the CIA&rsquo;s &ldquo;Zero Unit&rdquo; in Afghanistan, came to the United States in September 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome. He entered under the Biden administration, and his asylum was approved under the Trump administration<\/p>\n<p>The report of the emails comes as Noem and Bondi announced Sunday morning that Lakanwal was &ldquo;radicalized&rdquo; in the United States, with more information forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know that this shooter who shot our National Guardsmen in D.C. the day before Thanksgiving, he was radicalized, you&rsquo;re going to hear a lot more about that,&rdquo; Bondi said on<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNewsSunday\/status\/1995160896180740502?s=20\"> <\/a><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNewsSunday\/status\/1995160896180740502?s=20\">Fox News Sunday<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3902062\/noem-biden-vetting-dc-shooting-suspect-asylum\/\">NOEM SAYS BIDEN &lsquo;COMPLETELY DID NOT VET&rsquo; DC SHOOTING SUSPECT GRANTED ASYLUM UNDER TRUMP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will say we believe he was radicalized since he&rsquo;s been here in this country. We do believe it was through connections in his home community and state, and we&rsquo;re going to continue to talk to those who interacted with him, who were his family members,&rdquo; Noem <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3902062\/noem-biden-vetting-dc-shooting-suspect-asylum\/\">said<\/a> on NBC&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI declined to comment on the investigation when contacted by the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/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>DC shooting suspect described as withdrawn, manic; US says &#8216;radicalized<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2515927,"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\/AP25331607217763.jpg?w=683","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36508,67774,67960,67958,67959],"class_list":["post-2515926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-crime-news","tag-dc-shooting","tag-manic-behavior","tag-suspect-description","tag-withdrawn-behavior"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25331607217763.jpg?w=683","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515926","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515926"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515930,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515926\/revisions\/2515930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}