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A man accused of shooting two peopleNational Guard near the soldierswhite House He is charged in a complaint with federal firearms charges in connection with the Nov. 26 ambush in which one West Virginia National Guard member was fatally shot and another seriously injured.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is charged with carrying a firearm in interstate commerce with the intent to commit a felony punishable by more than one year. He has also been charged federally with transporting a stolen gun in interstate commerce.
“Transfer of this case from Superior CourtDistrict Court “This ensures we can conduct the serious, deliberate and weighty analysis needed to determine whether the death penalty is appropriate here,” said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. “Sarah Beckstrom was just 20 years old when she was murdered and her parents are now forced to endure the holiday season without their daughter. Andrew Wolfe, with the grace of God“Survived but has a long way to go to recovery.”
Lacanwall has been charged with first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and illegal possession of a firearm in violation of D.C. code in the shooting that killed 20-year-old Beckstrom and wounded 24-year-old Wolfe. Lakanwal, who was injured by a bullet during the encounter, has declared himself innocent of the DC charges.
There is no death penalty in DC Superior Court.
Beckstrom and Wolfe were deployed to the West Virginia National Guard for the presidency. donald trumpThere has been an increase in law enforcement in the nation’s capital, which has filled the city with federal agents and troops since August. Lakenwal is accused of driving from Bellingham, Washington in Washington, D.C. with a stolen firearm and ambushed two members of the Guard outside a subway station three blocks from the White House.
One Afghan Nationally, Lucknaval worked with the US government, including ciaIn Kandahar, Afghanistan “as a member of a partner force”, CIA DirectorJohn Ratcliffe Said.
Officials said Lakanwal, 29, entered the United States through Operation Alien’s Welcome in 2021. He biden Administration program evacuated and rehabilitated thousands of people afghan After America’s withdrawal from the country.
Lakanwal’s lawyer was not immediately available for comment.