WASHINGTON—The man accused of shooting two National Guard members pleaded not guilty on Dec. 2.
A lawyer for Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, entered the plea during a virtual court appearance. Lakanwal appeared from a hospital bed.
Man Charged With Shooting 2 National Guard Members Pleads Not Guilty
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came to the nation’s capital from Washington state, was ordered to be held without bond.
A picture of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who is the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members, is displayed at a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, and other authorities, in Washington on Nov. 27, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
