We're learning more about the suspect in the earlier Washington, D.C. attack who sent two dicks members of the West Virginia National Guard to a hospital, where they are listed in critical condition.
The attack, which investigators describe as a targeted ambush, reportedly occurred just a few blocks from the White House around 2:15 p.m. ET.
As we previously reported, D.C. Police Department Executive Assistant Chief Jeff Carroll told reporters During a press conference in Washington, it was stated that “at approximately 2:15 p.m., National Guard members were on high visibility patrol in the area of 17th Street and 1st Street NW when the suspect rounded the corner, raised his hand with a firearm, and fired at the National Guard members.”
As for the suspect, he is reportedly an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who arrived here in September 2021 after the disastrous and deadly troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, and his paper trail points directly to Joe Biden.
Lakanwal allegedly shouted: “Allahu Akbar!” during an attack:
🚨 BREAKING: The Afghan man who shot and killed National Guardsmen in D.C. shouted “ALLAHU AKBAR” during the attack, law enforcement sources say. @Julio_Rosas11
THIS is why we need mass deportations.
We have MILLIONS of people here who want us dead.
DO NOT SHOW MERCY! pic.twitter.com/GXbiEtoiGe
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 26, 2025
Here's more from Julio Rosas:
An LE source in DC tells me that the National Guard shooting suspect is an Afghan national who used a revolver.
The National Guard member, who was not armed with a firearm, stabbed the suspect with a pocket knife. Another Guardsman responded to the shooting and shot the suspect multiple times.
The suspect reportedly shouted, “Allahu Akbar!”
🚨An LE source in Washington tells me that the National Guard shooting suspect is an Afghan national who used a revolver.
The National Guard member, who was not armed with a firearm, stabbed the suspect with a pocket knife. Another guardsman responded to the shooting and shot the suspect…
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) November 26, 2025
There are also conflicting reports about the type of visa he came here on and whether he overstayed it:
Sources told Fox News that the man who shot and seriously wounded two National Guardsmen today in Washington, D.C., is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. during President Biden's Operation Welcome Allies and overstayed his visa. pic.twitter.com/FqGIKAowNC
— Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) November 27, 2025
Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin reported:
BREAKING: According to multiple federal law enforcement sources, the suspect in custody on suspicion of shooting two National Guard soldiers in the District of Columbia is an Afghan national who entered the United States on September 8, 2021, as part of the Biden administration's Operation Welcome Allies following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
I was told that his permission to remain in the US expired in September of this year and he is now in the country illegally.
I have a name and date of birth, but am awaiting further confirmation.
BREAKING: According to multiple federal law enforcement sources, the suspect in custody on suspicion of shooting two National Guard soldiers in the District of Columbia is an Afghan national who entered the United States on September 8, 2021, as part of the Biden administration's Operation Welcome Allies following the withdrawal of US troops…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) November 27, 2025
This is a developing story. Stay tuned to RedState for updates.
FLASHBACK:
September 2021: GOP Representative Expresses Serious National Security Concerns About Unvetted Afghan Evacuees Leaving US Army Bases
October 2024: Jacqui Heinrich has revealed sensational new information about the Afghan migrant who was planning an election day attack.
