Overview
- Authorities have identified Rahmanullah Lakanwal as the alleged shooter who gunned down two National Guard troops near the White House.
- Coverage reports Lakanwal previously served with an elite Afghan unit that supported U.S. military and CIA operations.
- Accounts indicate he arrived in the United States in 2021 during the evacuation and was granted asylum in April 2025.
- AfghanEvac founder Shawn VanDiver condemned the attack, called for accountability, and urged that Afghan families and volunteers not be blamed.
- Activist Laura Loomer demanded criminal and congressional investigations into VanDiver and his nonprofit, using inflammatory language about Afghan resettlement.