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The National Guard members who were shot Wednesday in Washington, D.C., are “fighting for their lives” and in critical condition, Trump administration officials said Thursday morning, adding that law enforcement would seek the death penalty if applicable.
During a press conference, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said both National Guard members had undergone surgery but remained “in critical condition.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department was looking at pursuing the harshest charges against the man accused of shooting the two Guard members. If one of the Guard members dies, that could be raised to the death penalty.
The National Guard members were identified as 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom. Both had been sworn in less than 24 hours before the shooting.
The suspect has since been identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the country in September 2021.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has since announced that it will stop processing all immigration requests from Afghans “indefinitely” and “effective immediately.”
Suspected shooter worked with CIA-backed military during Afghanistan war
The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, worked with CIA-backed military units in Afghanistan, the agency said Thursday.
The suspected shooter, identified as an Afghan man, reportedly worked with CIA-backed military units during the war in Afghanistan.
He came to the U.S. through a Biden-era immigration program for Afghans who worked with the U.S. government, according to the New York Times.
Suspected shooter drove car ‘cross country’ to commit shooting
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro of Washington, D.C., said during a press conference Thursday morning that the suspected shooter drove his car from Washington state to the nation’s capital to commit the shooting.
Pirro said the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, resided in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife and five children.
