Authorities grabbed a 29-year-old Afghan guy named Rahmanullah Lakanwal after two National Guard members got shot near the White House. The dude came to America back when the military pulled out of Afghanistan, and he later got asylum approved under Trump. Both victims are in critical condition, with one taking a headshot while the other got hit right after. Military personnel fired back, and Lakanwal went down before getting arrested.
Investigators are treating this as a targeted attack near 17th and I Streets, and they say nobody else was involved. The whole thing has people questioning how he passed vetting since his asylum went through earlier this year. Feds are digging through his digital footprint, travel records, and personal connections to figure out whether this was premeditated or some kind of spontaneous meltdown.
His background and approved legal status are already causing massive debate about security screening and immigration oversight.
Investigators are treating this as a targeted attack near 17th and I Streets, and they say nobody else was involved. The whole thing has people questioning how he passed vetting since his asylum went through earlier this year. Feds are digging through his digital footprint, travel records, and personal connections to figure out whether this was premeditated or some kind of spontaneous meltdown.
His background and approved legal status are already causing massive debate about security screening and immigration oversight.
