Federal Bureau of Investigation Expands DC Shooting Probe
On Thursday, the FBI searched several locations as it expanded its probe into a attack in the nation's capital that took place on the previous day, leaving one national guard member dead and another in serious condition.
Alleged Shooter's History and Residence Searched
These raids included a property in Washington state connected to the alleged gunman, man from Afghanistan Lakanwal, who investigators revealed was a member of a CIA-backed group in the Afghan theater before entering the United States in 2021 under a immigrant program.
Agents confiscated a variety of digital gadgets from the home, among them mobile phones, laptops, and iPads, and questioned his kin, the head of the FBI Patel stated during a news conference.
Guard Member Member Sarah Beckstrom Passes Away After Attack
Later on Thursday, President Trump declared that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the national guard troops attacked in Washington DC, had passed away.
Beckstrom, 20, was one of two members of the National Guard shot; the other member, Wolfe, twenty-four, is still in critical condition, as stated by the President.
President Trump Urges Re-examination of Refugees from Afghanistan
The President has demanded his administration to review every Afghan immigrant who arrived in the United States during Joe Biden’s administration, after authorities named the suspect in the shooting as a Afghan national.
Washington Suspect Had Agency Connections, Authorities Verify
The suspected shooter collaborated with agency-funded forces during the US war in Afghanistan, the intelligence agency has confirmed.
The alleged gunman, identified as Lakanwal, 29, entered the US in the fall of 2021 under an immigrant program that gave eligible individuals who had been employed by the US government immigration documents to the United States.
The investigation continues as authorities gather information and question witnesses.
