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What We Know About the 2 National Guard Members Shot in DC Ambush

The suspect has been identified as a 29-year-old Afghan national who once worked with the CIA.
What We Know About the 2 National Guard Members Shot in DC Ambush
(Left) National Guard member Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe. (Right) National Guard member Spc. Sarah Beckstrom. U.S. Attorney’s Office via AP
Jacki Thrapp
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The man accused of shooting two National Guard members just steps away from the White House on Nov. 26 has been charged with first-degree murder as new information has surfaced about the ambushed victims.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who once worked with the CIA, is accused of shooting Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe while they were performing “high visibility patrols” on Nov. 26.
Jacki Thrapp
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Jacki Thrapp is an Emmy® Award-winning journalist based in Nashville. She previously worked at The New York Post, Fox News Channel and has written a series of Off-Broadway musicals in NYC. Contact her at [email protected]