Update 2: Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came to US in 2021 withdrawal ID’d as Gunman
The crazed gunman who shot two National Guard troops in a possible terror attack near the White House Wednesday has been identified as a 29-year-old Afghan national who came to the US during the chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, law enforcement sources told The Post.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal was allegedly lying in wait before he rounded the corner near the Farragut West Metro Station in Northwest DC around 2:15 p.m., then opened fire, striking a female guard in the chest before shooting her in the head, according to law enforcement sources.
Update 1: Gunman tentatively ID’d as an Afghan National
Two National Guardsman Shot in DC
WASHINGTON — Two National Guard troops were shot Wednesday — leaving one in critical condition — just blocks from the White House, according to law enforcement sources.
The gunman fired on the soldiers at Farragut Square in Northwest DC, less than a half mile north of the White House, the sources said. Photos in the aftermath of the incident appeared to show one of the troops was struck in the head.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, alongside FBI Director Kash Patel and other local and federal officials, states that today’s shooting near the White House was “ambush-style targeted attack” against members of the National Guard, while adding that both of the Guardsmen who were shot… pic.twitter.com/J7DOSXXuXa
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Alleged suspect — Beard a sign?
Alleged photo of the suspect involved in today’s shooting possibly targeting two members of the National Guard, being loaded into an ambulance near the White House in Washington, D.C. pic.twitter.com/0bEDE0QGsb
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