Overview
- President Donald Trump said Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died of her wounds, and Sergeant First Class Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in critical condition.
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro charged Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, with premeditated murder, multiple weapons offenses, and assault counts after the shooting near a Metro stop two blocks from the White House.
- The FBI is treating the case as a possible act of terrorism as investigators review an apparent ambush captured on video, with other Guard members subduing the wounded suspect at the scene.
- Authorities say Lakanwal arrived in 2021 under the Allies Welcome evacuation program and reportedly worked with U.S.-aligned Afghan units, with CIA Director John Ratcliffe noting prior contacts with U.S. intelligence.
- Federal actions included an indefinite pause on Afghan-related immigration processing and the Pentagon’s deployment of 500 additional Guard personnel to D.C., even as a recent court ruling questioned the legality of the broader deployment.