US EditionFBI raids homes after two National Guard members shot near White House
The suspect, an Afghan national resettled under Operation Allies Welcome, ambushed two National Guard soldiers on patrol; one died and the attack is under FBI terrorism investigation.
- On Nov. 26, 2025, two National Guard members were shot and critically wounded near the White House, and suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national, was wounded and arrested after an exchange of gunfire.
- DHS records show Lakanwal arrived in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome, and a Trump official said he applied for asylum in December 2024, approved this year.
- The soldiers were on a high-visibility patrol when the suspect came around the corner, fired, and other West Virginia National Guard troops subdued him after an exchange of gunfire.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the president asked to send 500 additional National Guard troops to join more than 2,000 already mobilised in the capital, and President Donald Trump called the shooting `an act of evil, an act of hatred and an act of terror.`
- Officials said the event intertwined three politically sensitive issues: domestic military use, immigration and Afghanistan war legacy, while critics accused the administration of harsh tactics and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser called it `this is a targeted shooting`.
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FBI Raids $2,000-a-Month Washington Apartment of Afghan Immigrant Who Ambushed Two National Guard Soldiers Near White House | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
FBI agents raided the $2,000-a-month apartment in Bellingham, Washington, on Thursday, executing search warrants as part of a rapidly expanding terrorism probe tied to Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the gunman who ambushed and shot two National Guard members just steps from the White House.
National Guard Member Dead Following Shooting Near White House
Source: JIM WATSON / Getty Washington, DC — One of the National Guard members shot on the streets of Washington, DC has died. President Trump said on Thursday that Sarah Beckstrom died from her injuries, calling her “outstanding in every single way.” The other soldier shot, Andrew Wolfe, remains critical, with Trump saying he was “fighting for his life.” The suspect in the “ambush-style” attack, an Afghan national who worked with the U.S. t…
Sarah Beckstrom, a 20-year-old National Guardswoman who was shot by an Afghan migrant living in the United States near the White House in Washington on Wednesday, died in hospital on Thursday from a gunshot wound to the head. In his first live broadcast since the shooting, President Donald Trump announced the young woman's death, saying the other guard was still in critical condition with a serious head injury. The shooter himself was also serio…
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