Federal Bureau of Investigation Widens DC Attack Inquiry
This Thursday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation searched several properties as it broadened its investigation into a shooting in the nation's capital that took place on the previous day, leaving one guardsman dead and another in grave state.
Suspect's History and Home Raided
These raids covered a home in the state of Washington linked to the accused, Afghan national Lakanwal, who investigators revealed was a member of a CIA-supported group in the Afghan theater before coming to the United States in 2021 under a immigrant program.
Federal agents confiscated multiple digital gadgets from the residence, such as cellphones, portable computers, and Apple devices, and interviewed his family members, FBI director Patel told a news conference.
National Guard Soldier Beckstrom Passes Away After Shooting
Later on Thursday, President Trump announced that Beckstrom, one of the guardsmen shot in DC, had died.
She, twenty years old, was one of two members of the guard targeted; the other member, Wolfe, twenty-four, is still in critical condition, per the president.
Trump Urges Review of Afghan Immigrants
Donald Trump has called for his administration to scrutinize every Afghan refugee who entered the country during the Biden administration, after law enforcement officials named the suspect in the incident as a individual of Afghan origin.
DC Suspect Had CIA Links, Authorities State
The suspected shooter worked with agency-funded armed groups during the United States military engagement in the Afghan war, the agency has stated.
He, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, twenty-nine, entered the United States in September 2021 under an immigrant program that gave eligible individuals who had been employed by the United States immigration documents to the United States.
The probe remains active as authorities piece together information and interview witnesses.
