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Charges for DC national Guard shooter, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, upgraded to first degree murder after National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died of her injuries

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-98c8f97cf5e11731046fd890571e96fe" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;160303&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Rahmanullah Lakanwal&comma; 29&comma; now faces charges of first-degree murder after allegedly opening fire on National Guardsmen Andrew Wolfe&comma; 24&comma; and Sarah Beckstrom&comma; 20&comma; on Wednesday near the White House <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7b2d6bbdb0d3b28841096c530ab3c288" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;160303&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Prosecutors upgraded charges for the shooter on Friday&comma; after Beckstrom died from her injuries on Thanksgiving Day &&num;8211&semi; Wolfe <strong>remains hospitalized in critical condition<&sol;strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c4b1d872611510efaff92d185b84450a" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;160303&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>DC US Attorney Jeanine Prior to Friday&&num;8217&semi;s upgraded charges&comma; <strong>Lakanwal was facing<&sol;strong> three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed&comma; and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-be5cd49a10ef43add1d4aff3c46757b4" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;160303&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Lakanwal investigators said&comma; drove across the country from his home in Bellingham&comma; Washington&comma; to DC before he fired at the troops on Wednesday afternoon with a &period;357 revolve<&sol;strong>r <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0fbefcdb9a3f6f24c456f3f9d7ca446b" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;160303&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>President Trump said he is considering deporting the family of the terror suspect&comma; including at least five children &ast;8<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;11&sol;Sarah-Beckstrom-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-489681" style&equals;"width&colon;825px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>West Virginia National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom&comma; 20&comma; was shot in the head on Wednesday near the White House in Washington DC&period; She died on Thursday&period; The shooter has been charged with first-degree murder<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Prosecutors have upgraded the charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard troops in Washington DC after one of the victims passed away&period; <br>The alleged shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal&comma; will now face charges of first-degree murder after allegedly opening fire midweek on two soldiers with the National Guard&comma; Andrew Wolfe&comma; 24&comma; and Sarah Beckstrom&comma; 20&comma; on Wednesday near the Farragut Square metro station &&num;8211&semi; close to the White House&period; <br>Officials said Lakanwal&comma; 29&comma; drove over 2800 miles across the country from Bellingham&comma; Washington&comma; where he lived with his wife and children&comma; to the District of Colombia&comma; before he fired at the troops on Wednesday afternoon with a &period;357 revolver <br>Beckstrom died from her injuries on Thanksgiving Day&period; The second victim&comma; Wolfe&comma; remains in critical condition&period; <br>Lakanwal was previously charged with three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence&comma; however officials at the time said those charges were dependent on the condition of the victims&period;<br>Following the death of Beckstrom&comma; US Attorney Jeanine Pirro amended the suspect&&num;8217&semi;s charges from three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence&comma; to first-degree murder&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;11&sol;Rahmanullah-Lakanwal-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-489694" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Afghan born Rahmanullah Lakanwal&comma; a former CIA asset during the war in his country &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; 29&comma; had been charged with shooting two National Guard troops in Washington DC on Nov&period; 26&period; <strong>Prosecutors upgraded his charges on Friday<&sol;strong> after one of the victims passed away<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Pirro said the investigation into Lakanwal would continue &&num;8217&semi;24&sol;7&&num;8242&semi;&comma; and she said her office is exploring bringing further charges&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;We will find out what actually happened&comma; in terms of this individual even being in this country&comma; and being in a position to ambush and shoot down an innocent young woman who was doing her duty to the people of this country&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Pirro added&period; <br>The upgraded charges against Lakanwal come as Trump revealed that he is considering deporting the family of the terror suspect&comma; including at least five children&period;  <br>The shooting sparked scrutiny on how the terror suspect was allowed to be brought to the US&comma; and Trump has sought to quickly cast blame on the Biden administration&period; <br>Lakanwal was brought to the United States in 2021 as part of Operation &&num;8216&semi;Allies Welcome&&num;8217&semi;&comma; launched during the Biden administration when the US withdrew from Afghanistan&period; <br>That initiative facilitated temporary visas for Afghans who assisted US Special Forces&period; Lakanwal&&num;8217&semi;s application for asylum which was filed in 2024&comma; was granted earlier this year under the Trump administration&period; <br>President Trump said Friday that he would &&num;8216&semi;permanently pause&&num;8217&semi; all migration from third-world countries as a result&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;11&sol;Andrew-Wolfe-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-489683" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; 24&comma; was also shot in the DC gun attack launched by <strong>Lakanwal<&sol;strong> on Wednesday&period; He remains hospitalized in critical condition<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;11&sol;Sarah-Beckstrom-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-489691" style&equals;"width&colon;826px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Sarah Beckstrom who began her military service in June 2023&comma; was part of the 111th Engineer Brigade in the West Virginia Army National Guard<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Late on Wednesday night&comma; CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed that Lakanwal had direct links to the CIA from his work alongside US Special Forces in Afghanistan&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;The Biden administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to his prior work with the U&period;S&period; government&comma; including CIA&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Ratcliffe admitted&period;<br>He said his involvement with the CIA was &&num;8216&semi;as a member of a partner force in Kandahar&comma; which ended shortly following the chaotic evacuation&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>The CIA director criticized what he termed the Biden administration&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;disastrous&&num;8217&semi; actions during the withdrawal of Afghanistan&comma; which allowed unvetted foreigners to enter the US on temporary visas&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;The individual &&num;8211&semi; and so many others &&num;8211&semi; should have never been allowed to come here&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Ratcliffe said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;11&sol;Jeanine-Ferris-Pirro-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-489684" style&equals;"width&colon;833px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Following the passing away of Sarah Beckstrom&comma; DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; announced upgrade of charges for the shooter from three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence&comma; to first-degree murder<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>As Trump announced that his administration would &&num;8216&semi;permanently pause&&num;8217&semi; all migration&&num;8217&semi; from third world countries&comma; he said officials would also order a green card audit of 19 nations in response to the shooting&colon; <br>&&num;8216&semi;I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the US system to fully recover&comma;&&num;8217&semi; the president wrote on social media&period;<br>Trump also vowed to end all federal benefits for non-citizens&comma; de-naturalize migrants who undermine the US&comma; and deport any foreign nationals deemed a security risk or &&num;8216&semi;non-compatible with Western Civilization&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he wrote in the Truth Social post&period;<br>The countries that will reportedly&comma; face a re-examination are&colon; Afghanistan&comma; Burma&comma; Chad&comma; Republic of the Congo&comma; Equatorial Guinea&comma; Eritrea&comma; Haiti&comma; Iran&comma; Libya&comma; Somalia&comma; Sudan&comma; Yemen&comma; Burundi&comma; Cuba&comma; Laos&comma; Sierra Leone&comma; Togo&comma; Turkmenistan and Venezuela&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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