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Wounded D.C. Guardsman Shows Signs of Recovery as Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

A sweeping pause on Afghan immigration decisions is now in effect with re-screening of prior evacuees underway.

A makeshift memorial for U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe is seen outside of Farragut West Station, near the site where the two National Guard members were shot, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 2: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., holds a picture of West Virginia Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who was shot and wounded while on duty in D.C. on November 26th, during a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Also appearing are, from left, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Overview

  • West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe’s head wound is slowly improving and his family expects at least two to three more weeks in acute care.
  • Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghan national charged in the Nov. 26 attack that killed Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, has pleaded not guilty and remains hospitalized.
  • President Donald Trump met Wolfe’s family at the White House and ordered flags flown at half-staff in Beckstrom’s honor.
  • Federal actions include a pause on visas for Afghans, a halt on asylum decisions for Afghans, and re-screening of Afghans previously resettled under Operation Allies Welcome.
  • Investigators have reported that the suspect drove from Washington State and used a .357 Magnum; officials continue to probe motive, and an official has said DOJ intends to seek the death penalty.