We're learning more about the suspect in the shootings that took place earlier in Washington, D.C., that sent two members of the West Virginia National Guard to the hospital, where they are listed as being in critical condition.
The attack, which investigators are describing as a targeted ambush, reportedly took place just blocks from the White House, around 2:15 pm Eastern time.
As we previously reported, D.C. Metro Police Department Executive Assistant Chief Jeff Carroll told reporters during a D.C. presser that "At approximately 2:15 this afternoon, members of the National Guard were on high visibility patrols in the area of 17th and I Street NW when a suspect came around the corner, raised his arm with the firearm, and discharged at the National Guard members."
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As for the suspect, he's said to be an Afghan national by the name of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came here in September 2021 in the aftermath of the disastrous, deadly Afghanistan withdrawal, with a paper trail that points directly to Joe Biden.
Lakanwal allegedly yelled, “Allahu akbar!” during the attack:
🚨 BREAKING: The Afghan national who shot National Guardsmen in DC shouted “ALLAHU AKBAR” during the attack, law enforcement sources tell @Julio_Rosas11
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 26, 2025
THIS is why we need mass deportations.
We have MILLIONS of people here who want us dead.
SHOW NO MERCY! pic.twitter.com/GXbiEtoiGe
Here's more from Julio Rosas:
LE source in D.C. tells me the National Guardsmen shooting suspect is an Afghan national who used a revolver.
A National Guardsman, who was not armed with a firearm, used a pocket knife to stab the suspect. Another Guardsman responded to the gunfire and shot the suspect multiple times.
The suspect reportedly shouted, “Allahu akbar!”
🚨LE source in D.C. tells me the National Guardsmen shooting suspect is an Afghan national who used a revolver.
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) November 26, 2025
A National Guardsman, who was not armed with a firearm, used a pocket knife to stab the suspect. Another Guardsman responded to the gunfire and shot the suspect…
There are also conflicting reports as to the type of visa he came here on and whether he overstayed it:
Sources have told Fox News that the man who shot and critically injured 2 National Guardsmen today in Washington D.C. is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. during Operation Allies Welcome under President Biden and overstayed his visa. pic.twitter.com/FqGIKAOwNC
— Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) November 27, 2025
Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin reported:
BREAKING: Per multiple federal law enforcement sources, the suspect in custody for the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in DC is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. on 9/8/2021 as part of the Biden admin’s Operation Allies Welcome in the aftermath of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
I’m told his permission to be in the U.S. expired in September of this year, and he is now in the country illegally.
I have a name and DOB - but am waiting for further confirmation.
BREAKING: Per multiple federal law enforcement sources, the suspect in custody for the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in DC is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. on 9/8/2021 as part of the Biden admin’s Operation Allies Welcome in the aftermath of the US withdrawal…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) November 27, 2025
This is a developing story. Stay tuned to RedState for updates.
FLASHBACK:
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