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@#30 ... The shooter has been identified as 29 year old Rahmanullah Lakanwal who was brought in under the Biden Administration. ...

Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms
www.theguardian.com

... The suspected shooter of two national guard members in Washington DC on Wednesday worked with CIA-backed military units during the US war in Afghanistan, the agency has confirmed.

The alleged gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the US government entry visas to the US. He was granted asylum in April this year, under the Trump administration, Reuters reported.

Lakanwal's ties to the Central Intelligence Agency, which worked alongside US special forces in Afghanistan, were confirmed by the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, to media outlets.

The New York Times reported that the shooting suspect had worked for several US government agencies in Afghanistan, including CIA-backed units in the southern province of Kandahar, a stronghold of the Taliban.

The Washington Post, citing anonymous sources, said those CIA-backed units included counterterrorism squads known as the "zero units", which were involved in combat missions to seize or kill suspected terrorists. ...


1 of 2 National Guard members wounded in 'targeted shooting' has died, Trump says
abcnews.go.com

... President Donald Trump said Thursday evening that U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two West Virginia National members wounded in a "targeted shooting" near the White House on Wednesday, has died.

Trump made the announcement as he made calls to the U.S. military on Thanksgiving.

Calling Beckstrom, 20, a "highly respected, young, magnificent person," Trump said, "She's just passed away. She's no longer with us. She's looking down at us right now. Her parents are with her. It's just happened."

The other wounded National Guard member, Andrew Wolfe, 24, was in critical condition. ...


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