National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot outside of a Washington, D.C., Metro station in a “savage” gun attack Wednesday, has died of her injuries, President Donald Trump has announced.
“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023 outstanding in every way. She’s just passed away,” Trump said in a Thanksgiving call to service members. “She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down at us right now. She was savagely attacked, she’s dead now.”
Andrew Wolfe, the other victim shot in the incident, is still “fighting for his life,” the president said, adding: “He’s in very bad shape... hopefully we’ll get better news with respect to him.”
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the suspected shooter taken into custody, is a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the U.S. in September 2021. He was living in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife and five children, according to officials.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Trump ordered Citizenship and Immigration Services to conduct a “rigorous” re-examination of people from 19 “countries of concern.”
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Key Points
- Donald Trump announces National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom has died of injuries
- Trump announces pause on migration from ‘Third World Countries’ in Thanksgiving message
- President boasts about his electoral record in West Virginia when asked about attending Beckstrom’s funeral
- Trump slams reporter who asked why he blamed Joe Biden: ‘Are you stupid?’
- Suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal struggled with ‘pressure’ of violence he saw in Afghanistan
Recap: Donald Trump announces National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom has died of injuries
14:25 , Joe SommerladIf you’re just joining us, President Donald Trump announced last night that National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot outside of a Washington, D.C., Metro station in in a “savage” gun attack Wednesday, has died of her injuries.
“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023 outstanding in every way. She’s just passed away,” Trump said in a Thanksgiving call to service members from his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, last night.
“She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down at us right now. She was savagely attacked, she’s dead now.”
Andrew Wolfe, the other soldier shot in the incident, is still “fighting for his life,” the president said, adding: “He’s in very bad shape... hopefully we’ll get better news with respect to him.”
Watch: Trump rebukes another female reporter at press conference for asking about vetting of shooter
13:55 , Joe Sommerlad‘Pray for my son’: Father’s plea for DC shooting victim fighting for life after fellow soldier’s death
13:30 , Joe SommerladJason Wolfe, Andrew Wolfe’s father, asked people to “pray for my son” when he briefly spoke to the media.
Owen Scott has more on the victims.
Father’s plea for DC shooting victim fighting for life after fellow guardsman’s death
Marco Rubio: ‘My heart is heavy’
12:50 , Joe SommerladHere’s the secretary of state’s reaction to the sad news about Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old National Guard soldier who has died of her injuries.
My heart is heavy as we learn of the tragic passing of West Virginia National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom. May the Lord receive her into His eternal embrace and grant her family peace and comfort.
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) November 28, 2025
Continuing to pray for Guardsman Andrew Wolfe. https://t.co/doXwwlNwtI
Pam Bondi pledges to pursue death penalty
12:30 , Joe SommerladYesterday, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, announced that Rahmanullah Lakanwal will be charged with three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed.
Sarah Beckstrom’s death now means a first-degree murder charge is likely to be added.
This is what the AG has had to say about the Justice Department’s intentions going forward.
@AGPamBondi: "We will do everything in our power to seek the death penalty against that monster." pic.twitter.com/DfWXIeyKbR
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) November 28, 2025
Inside Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s journey from CIA-backed strike unit in Afghanistan to suspect in DC shooting
12:28 , Joe SommerladHere’s our latest look at the suspect in the case, who was part of a CIA-backed unit in Afghanistan before coming to America.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s journey from CIA-backed strike unit to DC shooting suspect
What is Operation Allies Welcome?
12:10 , Joe SommerladHarry Cockburn has this look at the Joe Biden-era resettlement program welcoming Afghan nationals to the United States as a reward for helping the American military battle the Taliban during the War on Terror.
What is Operation Allies Welcome? The refugee scheme that allowed DC suspect into US
In pictures: Lakanwal’s apartment in Washington state
11:50 , Joe SommerladAuthorities say the suspect had been living in a sparsely-furnished apartment in Bellingham in Washington state, more than 2,600 miles from D.C., leaving his wife and five children behind as he travelled long distance in a Hyundai sedan to perpetrate Wednesday’s atrocity.
Suspect in National Guard shooting struggled with ‘pressure’ of violence he saw in Afghanistan
11:30 , Joe SommerladRahmanullah Lakanwal “struggled for years” with the violence he saw in his homeland as a part of a feared CIA-backed series of paramilitary groups known as Zero Units, with whom he served from as young as 16, initially as a security guard and later as a team leader and GPS specialist, The New York Post has reported.
“When he saw blood, bodies, and the wounded, he could not tolerate it,” a childhood friend told The New York Times.
“It put a lot of pressure on his mind. “He would tell me and our friends that their military operations were very tough, their job was very difficult, and they were under a lot of pressure.”
Lakanwal reportedly attempted to manage his trauma with marijuana but also played the violent military-themed video game Call of Duty.
Trump to ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘all third world countries’ after DC shooting
11:10 , Joe SommerladHere’s Alex Croft with a full report on the president’s latest announcement in response to Wednesday’s events in Washington.
Trump to ‘permanently pause migration from third world countries’ after DC shooting
In pictures: The National Guardsmen shot in Wednesday’s ‘savage’ attack
10:50 , Joe SommerladWe know now that Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has tragically died of her injuries sustained in Wednesday’s attack and that Andrew Wolfe, 24, is fighting for his life in hospital.
Trump boasts about his electoral record in West Virginia when asked about attending Beckstrom’s funeral
09:50 , Joe SommerladLet’s get back to yesterday’s press event at Mar-a-Lago, where the president did not give a definite answer on whether he would pay his respects to the fall soldier in person but did take the opportunity to brag about his past performance in the polls in her home state.
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2025
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere. pic.twitter.com/AtHAzjIQQB
Trump rebukes reporter over asylum question: ‘Are you stupid?’
09:15 , Joe SommerladThe president got angry with a female journalist again yesterday, when she asked him why he kept blaming Joe Biden’s administration for allowing suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal into the U.S. when it was his own team that approved his asylum application in April this year.
REPORTER: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted and it came up clean
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2025
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
REPORTER: Actually, your DOJ IG just reported that there was thorough vetting of Afghans who were brought into the US. So why do you… pic.twitter.com/0SRbdZ6RjU
Here’s FBI Director Kash Patel and D.C. Attorney Jeannine Pirro attempting to punt questions and muddy the waters about the same issue earlier in the day.
REPORTER: Can you clarify the timeline of when the suspect was granted asylum?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 27, 2025
KASH PATEL: I believe Kristi Noem put that out, and that's a DHS matter and I'll refer it to them pic.twitter.com/ubLcFCBYZ7
Pirro: "This is what happens in this country when people are allowed in who are not properly vetted" pic.twitter.com/phP3UkQCtD
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 27, 2025
Recap: Donald Trump announces National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom has died of injuries
09:10 , Joe SommerladPresident Donald Trump has announced that National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot outside of a Washington, D.C., Metro station in in a “savage” gun attack Wednesday, has died of her injuries.
“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023 outstanding in every way. She’s just passed away,” Trump said in a Thanksgiving call to service members from his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, last night.
“She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down at us right now. She was savagely attacked, she’s dead now.”
Andrew Wolfe, the other soldier shot in the incident, is still “fighting for his life,” the president said, adding: “He’s in very bad shape... hopefully we’ll get better news with respect to him.”
Trump brags about his golf game after announcing soldier’s death
09:08 , Joe SommerladIn another moment in which the president veered from the serious topic at hand, Trump boasted about his performance on the links.
Trump: I've won 38 golf championships and I don't get to practice very much. I beat a 27-year-old kid. I've won 38 of them, every one of them legitimately. It has to be legitimate because you have a lot of people following you with club championships. pic.twitter.com/0DejwTvZBG
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 28, 2025
Trump announces pause on migration from ‘Third World Countries’ in Thanksgiving message
09:00 , Joe SommerladAfter yesterday’s press event, the president posted a message on Truth Social and X in which he complained that the “refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America” and announced a stop to migration from “all Third World Countries.”
It began: “A very Happy Thanksgiving salutation to all of our Great American Citizens and Patriots who have been so nice in allowing our Country to be divided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed at, along with certain other foolish countries throughout the World, for being “Politically Correct,” and just plain STUPID, when it comes to Immigration.”
He continued: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country, end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.”
Refugee groups worry about backlash after shooting of National Guard soldiers in DC
08:50 , Arpan RaiPeople who work with refugees are worried that those who fled dangerous situations to start again in America will face backlash after authorities say an Afghan national shot two National Guard soldiers this week.
Many Afghans living in the U.S. are afraid to leave their houses, fearing they’ll be swept up by immigration officials or attacked with hate speech, said Shawn VanDiver, president of the San Diego-based group #AfghanEvac, a group that helps resettle Afghans who assisted the U.S. during the two-decade war.
“They’re terrified. It’s insane," VanDiver told the Associated Press Thursday. “People are acting xenophobic because of one deranged man. He doesn’t represent all Afghans. He represents himself.”
Refugee groups worry about backlash after shooting of National Guard soldiers in DC
Trump suspends all Afghan immigration requests after National Guard shooting in DC
08:30 , Arpan RaiThe U.S. has suspended all immigration requests from Afghans after two National Guardsmen were shot in Washington, D.C., in an attack described by Donald Trump as an “act of terror”.
An Afghan man was identified as the suspect in the shooting near the White House on Wednesday. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said immigration requests have been stopped “indefinitely” with the decision made pending a review of “security and vetting protocols”.
The move follows Trump’s call for his government to re-examine Afghan immigrants who entered the United States when Joe Biden was president.
Trump suspends all Afghan immigration requests after National Guard shooting in DC
Trump rips suspected DC shooter who left two National Guard members hurt in ‘monstrous ambush-style attack’
08:00 , Arpan RaiDonald Trump ripped into the suspect who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., in what the president described as a “monstrous ambush-style attack.”
Trump, who has been in Florida for the Thanksgiving holiday, said in an address on Wednesday night, “I am determined to ensure that the animal who perpetrated this atrocity pays the steepest possible price.”
Rahmanullah Lakanwal: Who is the suspect in Washington DC National Guard shooting?
In photos: Who is Sarah Beckstorm, the national guard killed in the D.C. shooting?
07:40 , Arpan Rai Trump threatens ban on migrants from 'third world countries' but details remain unclear
07:04 , Arpan RaiDonald Trump has announced that his administration will "permanently pause" migration from all "Third World Countries".
Trump did not identify any countries by name or explain what he meant by third-world countries or "permanently pause".
He said the plan would include cases approved under former President Joe Biden's administration.
“I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States," he said on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Trump said he would end all federal benefits and subsidies for "non-citizens", adding he would "denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility" and deport any foreign national deemed a public charge, security risk, or "non-compatible with Western civilization”.
Trump's comments followed the death of a National Guard member who had been shot near the White House in an ambush investigators say was carried out by an Afghan national.
Trump dodges question on if his administration granted suspected shooter asylum
06:56 , Arpan RaiTrump refuses to directly admit his administration granted the DC shooter asylum and then wraps up the press availability pic.twitter.com/a93Rj6jDJ5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2025
A look at D.C. shooter's CIA background in Afghanistan's Kandahar
06:20 , Arpan RaiThe accused shooter, identified by law enforcement officials as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, worked with the CIA "as a member of a partner force in Kandahar," the top US intelligence agency’s director John Ratcliffe said.
It didn't specify what Lakanwal did for America's spy agency.
The Kandahar region in southern Afghanistan was in the Taliban heartland of the country and saw fierce fighting between the Taliban and Nato forces after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001 following the al-Qaida attacks on September 11.
The CIA relied on Afghan staff for translation, administrative and front-line fighting with their own paramilitary officers in the war.
Little is known about Lakanwal's four years in the U.S. or why he drove across the country from his home in Bellingham, Washington, where a former landlord said he lived with his wife and five children.
Trump says he may attend funeral of Sarah Beckstrom
05:50 , Arpan RaiDonald Trump has spoken directly with the family of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom, who was killed in yesterday’s shooting in Washington, D.C., a spokesperson has confirmed.
"The President spoke with Sarah Beckstrom’s parents this evening,” an official told The Independent.
During remarks the president added he would consider attending her funeral.“Well, the family is devastated, as you can imagine,” he said.
Trump says will re-examine green card holders from 19 countries
05:32 , Arpan RaiU.S. president Donald Trump has ordered a widespread review of asylum cases approved under former President Joe Biden's administration and Green Cards issued to citizens of 19 countries, Department of Homeland Security officials said.
Officials say the Afghan immigrant suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday entered the U.S. in 2021 under a resettlement program.
Joseph Edlow, the head of the US citizenship immigration services, said the president had directed him to conduct "a full scale, rigorous re-examination of every green card for every alien from every country of concern."
A Trump administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity said Lakanwal applied for asylum in December 2024 and was approved on April 23 this year, three months after Trump took office.
Lakanwal, who resided in Washington state, had no known criminal history, the official said.
Trump slams reporter who asked why he was blaming Biden: 'Are you stupid?'
05:08 , Arpan RaiDonald Trump lashed out at a reporter who questioned him why he was blaming former president Joe Biden’s administration for the shooting in the Washington D.C.
In an exchange with a reporter, Trump said the shooter “went cuckoo, he went nuts”. The reporter flagged the shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national, had past ties to the CIA.Trump argued back that “there was no vetting or anything. They came in unvetted.”
When the reporter said the Afghan refugees accepted into the US had been vetted, he said: “Are you a stupid person?”
“Because they came in on a plane along with thousands of other people that shouldn’t be here, and you’re just asking questions because you’re a stupid person,” he ranted.
"They let him in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?...You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person."
— CSPAN (@cspan) November 28, 2025
Exchange between reporter and President Trump on vetting of National Guardsmen shooting suspect. pic.twitter.com/QK5xLJ60sP
BREAKING: Trump says US will permanently pause migration from 'Third World Countries'
04:52 , Arpan RaiDonald Trump has announced that his administration will work to permanently pause migration from all "Third World Countries", claiming this is needed to allow the U.S. system to fully recover.
His remarks come after a National Guard member died yesterday after being shot near the White House in an ambush that investigators say was carried out by an Afghan national.
Trump slams Biden again for allowing Afghans to enter U.S.
04:44 , Arpan RaiAfter giving an update on the two National Guardsmen late Thursday, Donald Trump continued to blast his predecessor Joe Biden for allowing immigrants, including Afghan soldiers, to enter the U.S. after the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
“It was total bedlam,” he said. “Do you remember that period of time, total Bedlam, people crammed onto the plane, and the toughest, meanest, most capable physically got on the plane, not the people that we were looking for or that they wanted to bring in.
“This is what we had under the Biden administration,” he said.
Recap: Rahmanullah Lakanwal: Everything we know about suspected DC shooter
04:15 , Mike BediganDonald Trump has hit out at the suspect arrested after two National Guard soldiers were shot in Washington, D.C., in what the president described as a “monstrous, ambush-style attack.”
The guardsmen from West Virginia were shot by a lone gunman just north of the White House shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Here’s everything you need to know about the suspected shooter:
Rahmanullah Lakanwal: Who is the suspect in Washington DC National Guard shooting?
Trump appears to suggest DC shooting happened because they were doing their job too effectively
03:45 , Mike BediganTrump claims National Guard members were shot in DC because they’ve been so effective at stopping crime pic.twitter.com/BfKF5WUh7J
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2025
Administration looking at deporting family of suspected shooter
03:05 , Mike BediganTrump said today that the administration is looking into whether to deport the family of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the suspect in the D.C. shooting.
When asked about such plans, the president replied: “Well we’re looking at that right now. We’re looking at the whole situation with family.”
Lakanwal reportedly lived in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife and children.
Jeanine Pirro vows to 'avenge death' of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom
02:45 , Mike BediganUnited States attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has vowed to “avenge” the death of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom of the National Guard — a hero who volunteered to serve DC on Thanksgiving for people she never met and gave the ultimate sacrifice,” she wrote on X
“May she rest in peace. It is now time to avenge her death and secure justice.“
Marjorie Taylor Greene sends prayers to family of Sarah Beckstrom
02:15 , Mike BediganFormer Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene added her condolences to the family of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom, following news of her death.
“U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom serving in the National Guard has passed after being brutally attacked by an Afghan National in Washington DC yesterday,” Greene wrote on X
“She was 20 years old.
“I’m so sorry for her family and praying for them.”
Trump says he may attend funeral of Sarah Beckstrom
02:00 , Mike BediganDonald Trump has spoken directly with the family of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom, who was killed in yesterday’s shooting in Washington, D.C., a spokesperson has confirmed.
"The President spoke with Sarah Beckstrom’s parents this evening,” an official told The Independent.
During remarks the president added he would consider attended her funeral.
“Well, the family is devastated, as you can imagine,” he said.
Pam Bondi declares 'the death penalty is back' after Sarah Beckstrom's death
01:45 , Mike BediganU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi declared that “the death penalty is back,” following the death of Sarah Beckstrom.
“Devastated. Please pray for Sarah’s family. America will never forget her courage. There WILL BE JUSTICE for Sarah. Continue to pray for Andrew,” Bondi wrote on X.
“Thank you to President Trump — the death penalty is back.”
Bondi previously said that she would be seeking the death penalty against the suspected shooting if one of the National Guardsmen died.
Patel and Hegseth pay tribute to Sarah Beckstrom
01:32 , Mike BediganSarah Beckstrom was a young soldier and patriot with her entire life ahead of her.
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) November 27, 2025
Please join me in praying for Sarah’s family, friends, and fellow soldiers left behind. https://t.co/jnOlsSUMDH
An American hero, at home with the LORD.
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) November 27, 2025
RIP, Specialist Sarah Beckstrom.
May our nation kneel in prayer for her family. https://t.co/u8VNBGcpRt
'Are you a stupid person?': Trump lashes out at reporter over vetting question
01:15 , Mike Bedigan“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/1mOPMGQeJO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2025
Trump dodges question on if his administration granted suspected shooter asylum
01:00 , Mike BediganTrump refuses to directly admit his administration granted the DC shooter asylum and then wraps up the press availability pic.twitter.com/a93Rj6jDJ5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2025
West Virginia governor pays tribute to National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom
00:45 , Mike BediganWest Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey confirmed the death of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom in a social media post paying tribute to her Thursday.
“A few moments ago, Specialist Sarah Beckstrom passed away from the injuries sustained during yesterday’s horrific shooting. This is not the result we hoped for, but it is the result we all feared,” he wrote.
“Sarah served with courage, extraordinary resolve, and an unwavering sense of duty to her state and to her nation. She answered the call to serve, stepped forward willingly, and carried out her mission with the strength and character that define the very best of the West Virginia National Guard.
“Today, we honor her bravery and her sacrifice as we mourn the loss of a young woman who gave everything she had in defense of others.
“We will forever hold her family, her friends, and her fellow Guardsmen in our prayers as they grieve what no family should ever have to bear.”
Sarah Beckstrom's high school pays tribute to her
00:30 , Mike BediganSarah Beckstrom’s school, Webster County High, has released a statement following the announcement of her death by president Donald Trump
“Webster County high School was shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic events in Washington, D.C., and extends its deepest concern and support to one of our own graduates, U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a Highlander and National Guard member from our community who was injured in the tragic shooting,” the statement read.
“We are always proud of our graduates who choose to serve their state and nation.”
Sarah Beckstrom 'always demonstrated the strength, character, and commitment'
00:15 , Mike BediganIn a tribute post Webster County High School said Beckstrom “always demonstrated the strength, character, and commitment that make our school and community proud.”
“Her decision to serve her country reflects the very best of what we hope to instill in our Highlander students,” a statement shared online said.
“Our thoughts and heartfelt prayers are with Sarah, her family, her fellow Guard members—including Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe—and all those affected by this tragic event.”
Trump says other national guardsman is still 'fighting for his life'
Thursday 27 November 2025 23:50 , Mike BediganAfter announcing the death of Beckstrom, Trump said that the other soldier Andrew Wolfe was still “fighting for his life.”
“He's in very bad shape, he's fighting for his life and hopefully we'll get better news with respect to him,” the president said in remarks to service members on Thanksgiving.
He added that “the monster that did this is also in serious condition.”
“But we won't even talk about him,” Trump said.
BREAKING: Trump says national guard Sarah Beckstrom has died
Thursday 27 November 2025 23:44 , Mike BediganDonald Trump has announced that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the National Guards shot in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, has died.
“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023 outstanding in every way. She’s just passed away,” Trump said in a Thanksgiving call to service members.
“She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down at us right now,” the president continued.
“This just happened, Trump continued. “She was savagely attacked, she’s dead now.”
Residents of complex where suspect lived recall FBI raid
Thursday 27 November 2025 23:42 , Mike BediganResidents of the two-building apartment where D.C. shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal lived have recalled their “shock and surprise” after the building was raided by the FBI.
“We thought they were ICE at first,” Rachael Haycox, who was asleep on the third floor of her apartment when the raid occurred around 3 a.m., told The New York Times.
“But they yelled F.B.I. and that they had a search warrant.”
Haycox told the outlet that agents pulled a man out of the unit, pushed him against the wall and restrained him.
A flying drone and a wheeled robot were sent into the apartment for the search, which lasted about two hours in the early hours of Thursday.
Head of Afghan advocacy group slams Stephen Miller over Thanksgiving attacks on immigrants
Thursday 27 November 2025 23:15 , Mike BediganShawn VanDiver, head of advocacy group AfghanEvac, ripped into White House senior advisor Stephen Miller and his wife over their continued Thanksgiving day attacks on immigrants.
Van Diver replied to a post by Katie Miller, in which she boasted of her husbands efforts to slow the entry of Afghan military allies into the U.S.
“Katie and Stephen are spending their thanksgiving attacking immigrants, the thing they love to do most,” he wrote.
“We aren't going to be tricked. One man's lunatic behavior mustn't be used to vilify a whole community, especially one that stood by us for so long.”
Katie and Stephen are spending their thanksgiving attacking immigrants, the thing they love to do most.
We aren't going to be tricked. One man's lunatic behavior mustn't be used to vilify a whole community, especially one that stood by us for so long. https://t.co/FRE6MCBRaJ
Watch: National Guard shooter 'drove across the country to ambush troops in DC'
Thursday 27 November 2025 22:50 , Mike BediganRecap: What is Operation Allies Welcome? The refugee scheme that allowed DC shooting suspect into the US
Thursday 27 November 2025 22:31 , Mike BediganThe man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House Wednesday night entered the country through Operation Allies Welcome, a resettlement program to assist Afghan nationals.
Harry Cockburn has more:
What is Operation Allies Welcome? The refugee scheme that allowed DC suspect into US
Watch: Trump calls for reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who entered under Biden admin after National Guard shooting
Thursday 27 November 2025 22:00 , Independent VideoMayor of Bellingham cooperating with authorities
Thursday 27 November 2025 21:31 , Ariana BaioKim Lund, the mayor of Bellingham, Washington, said she was working with federal authorities to help investigate the man accused of shooting two National Guard members on Wednesday.
“As mayor of Bellingham, I am directing local resources to be ready to support the FBI’s investigation. We share the resolve to see justice and accountability for this violent attack,” Lund said in a statement.
The suspected shooter resided in Bellingham with his wife and five children, according to authorities.
A “coast to coast” investigation is underway, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
Motive still unclear
Thursday 27 November 2025 21:00 , Ariana BaioMore details about the suspected shooter’s life have emerged in the 24 hours after shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. – but it remains unclear what his motive was.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said that the shooting appeared to be “targeted.” But why the suspected shooter chose to target National Guard troops in the nation’s capital is uncertain.
Governor of West Virginia visited with National Guard members
Thursday 27 November 2025 20:00 , Ariana BaioGovernor Patrick Morrisey, of West Virginia, visited with the two National Guard members who were shot Wednesday as well as their families, in Washington, D.C.
“I’m asking every West Virginian to pray for our two Guardsmen as their families, friends, and neighbors struggle with this unspeakable tragedy,” Morrisey said in a statement.
“These two Guardsmen voluntarily stepped up and risked everything for our state and nation - they are our protectors and some of the most courageous West Virginians you could possibly imagine.”
In a press release from the governor’s office, they acknowledged the two Guard members were in “very critical condition.”
Head of immigration says certain Green Card holders will be reexamined
Thursday 27 November 2025 19:46 , Ariana BaioGreen Card holders who come from “countries of concern” will be reexamined, the head of Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Thursday.
In the wake of the attack on two National Guard members, Joseph Edlow, the head of USCIS, said any Green Card holder from the list of concerning countries will undergo a “full-scale, rigorous” reexamination.
The announcement was made at the direction of President Donald Trump
The State Department currently identifies several countries of “particular” concern but earlier this year, Trump restricted entry from 19 countries.
That includes Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
He also partially restricted entry from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
At the direction of @POTUS, I have directed a full scale, rigorous reexamination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern.
— USCIS Director Joseph B. Edlow (@USCISJoe) November 27, 2025
Flowers and American flag left at site of shooting
Thursday 27 November 2025 19:34 , Ariana BaioA bouquet of flowers and an American flag were left in a flower box near the site of the National Guard shooting Thursday.
Family of Andrew Wolfe calls for prayers
Thursday 27 November 2025 19:03 , Ariana BaioIn a phone call with the New York Times, a man at the family home of Andrew Wolfe, one of the National Guard members shot in D.C. Wednesday, said they needed “prayers.”
“All we need right now are prayers for my son,” the man, assumed to be Andrew’s father, told NYT.
He declined to give further details about Andrew’s condition.
Who is the National Guard shooting suspect
Thursday 27 November 2025 18:40 , Rachel Dobkin, Alex CroftThe motive of the suspect, identified in reports as a 29-year-old Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, remains unclear. More than 2,000 National Guard troops have been deployed to D.C. in Trump’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.
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Rahmanullah Lakanwal: Who is the suspect in Washington DC National Guard shooting?
