FBI Expands DC Attack Inquiry

This Thursday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation searched a number of properties as it broadened its probe into a attack in the nation's capital that happened on Wednesday, resulting in one National Guard soldier killed and another in critical condition.

Alleged Shooter's History and Home Raided

The search included a property in the state of Washington linked to the alleged gunman, Afghan national Lakanwal, who authorities stated was a member of a Central Intelligence Agency-funded force in the Afghan theater before entering the America in 2021 under a immigrant program.

Federal agents took possession of a variety of tech equipment from the home, such as cellphones, laptops, and tablets, and questioned his family members, FBI director Kash Patel stated during a media update.

Guard Member Member Sarah Beckstrom Passes Away After Attack

On Thursday evening, the President declared that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the national guard troops injured in Washington DC, had died.

Beckstrom, twenty years old, was one of a pair of the guard targeted; the other individual, Wolfe, 24 years old, is still gravely injured, according to the President.

President Trump Calls for Scrutiny of Afghan Refugees

Donald Trump has demanded his administration to scrutinize every Afghan immigrant who came to the country during the previous administration, after investigators named the suspect in the shooting as a man from Afghanistan.

Washington Suspect Had Agency Ties, Officials Verify

The alleged gunman collaborated with agency-funded armed groups during the US war in the Afghan war, the intelligence agency has verified.

The suspect, named as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, twenty-nine, came to the US in 2021 under an immigrant program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the United States immigration documents to the US.

This case is ongoing as authorities piece together information and question those involved.

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