‘Had mental problems from what he saw in Afghanistan’: Childhood friend says DC shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal could not tolerate blood

The motive of Afghan-origin Rahmanullah Lakanwal firing at two National Guard officials in an ambush-style attack outside White House still remains a puzzle as his neighbors, friends could also not shed any light on what turned him into a rogue. Lakanwal worked with the CIA before and was allowed to enter the US in 2021 […]

Who was Sarah Beckstrom? National Guard member shot near White House, dies from injuries

Sarah Beckstrom, the young National Guard soldier critically injured in Wednesday’s shooting near the White House, has died, president Donald Trump said on Thursday. Beckstrom had her family by her side when she passed away. Her father, Gary Beckstrom, told New York Times earlier in the day that the wound was fatal and there was […]

‘You miss all the signs when…’: Kash Patel on how Trump admin granted asylum to shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal

FBI director Kash Patel sidestepped a crucial question on how DC shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an immigrant from Afghanistan who came to the US in 2021, was granted asylum by the Donald Trump administration in 2025. When Patel was asked whether the authorities missed any signs while granting asylum, Patel did not address the heart […]

‘People called me racist in 2021’: JD Vance reacts amid row over who allowed White House shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal inside US

Vice President JD Vance said when he had criticized Joe Biden’s policy of letting Afghan refugees into the US in 2021, he was called a racist. “They shouldn’t have been in our country,” Vance said, reacting to the revelation that Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a refugee from Afghanistan who shot two National Guard members in a terror […]

‘Rahmanullah Lakanwal was working with…’: Nick Fuentes makes big claim on Washington shooter who killed 2

Right wing commentator Nick Fuentes is pushing his own angle on the brutal Washington DC shooting that left two National Guard members dead.Fuentes claimed that the suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal was not some hidden “Taliban fanatic” but a longtime collaborator of the United States military. The claim fanned the flames on an already tense situation as […]

Shooting near White House: Who is Rahmanullah Lakanwal? Afghan national named suspect in security breach

Authorities have identified the suspect in the Washington DC shooting that critically injured two National Guard members near the White House. Law enforcement sources told CBS News that the accused is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the United States in 2021. Officials are still verifying all his details, and the motive remains […]