FBI Broadens DC Shooting Investigation
This Thursday, the FBI conducted searches at several residences as it widened its probe into a attack in Washington that took place on the previous day, leaving one national guard member dead and another in critical condition.
Suspect's History and Home Searched
These raids covered a home in Washington state linked to the suspect, man from Afghanistan Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who authorities stated was a member of a CIA-supported unit in Afghanistan before entering the US in the year 2021 under a resettlement program.
FBI agents confiscated a variety of electronic devices from the home, such as mobile phones, portable computers, and iPads, and interviewed his relatives, FBI director Patel announced at a press briefing.
Guard Member Soldier Beckstrom Passes Away After Attack
Later on Thursday, Donald Trump revealed that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the guardsmen attacked in DC, had died.
She, aged 20, was one of a pair of the National Guard attacked; the second soldier, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still gravely injured, as stated by the president.
Trump Calls for Re-examination of Refugees from Afghanistan
The President has demanded his administration to review every Afghan refugee who came to the United States during the previous administration, after law enforcement officials identified the alleged perpetrator in the attack as a Afghan national.
DC Suspect Had CIA Links, Officials State
The suspected shooter worked with agency-funded armed groups during the US war in Afghanistan, the agency has stated.
He, named as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, twenty-nine, entered the America in the fall of 2021 under an resettlement initiative that gave eligible individuals who had served the American government immigration documents to the country.
The probe is ongoing as investigators piece together clues and speak with witnesses.
