Suspect who shot two National Guardsmen named as Afghani who entered US under Biden, waited in ambush

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Joel Abbott

Nov 26, 2025

I'm told that noticing patterns is bigoted.

Anyway, here's Rahmanullah Lakanwal:

The crazed gunman who shot two National Guard troops in a possible terror attack near the White House Wednesday has been identified as a 29-year-old Afghan national who came to the US during the chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, law enforcement sources told The Post.

Lakanwal was allegedly lying in wait before he rounded the corner near the Farragut West Metro Station in Northwest DC around 2:15 p.m., then opened fire, striking a female guard in the chest before shooting her in the head, according to law enforcement sources.

Coward targeted a woman first and shot her in the head. I will restrain myself from saying what I want to say.

Lakanwal, who entered the country under Operation Allies Welcome and resettled in Bellingham, Washington, then allegedly fired at and struck the second guard — until a third guard stationed nearby rushed to the area and took him down, the sources said.

Lakanwal was admitted to America for a short time in 2021 and was supposed to go home when his visa expired.

Instead, the 29-year-old stayed here illegally, then apparently hatched a plan to kill American troops.

From the looks of Lakanwal, he was eating very well here in America. Somehow.

He then got a handgun. Somehow.

The general consensus from Americans right now:

The shooting will be federally investigated as a "possible" act of terrorism.

Trump has ordered 500 more Guardsmen to DC in response.

Update: Joe Biden decided to weigh in. It is not going well for him.


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