Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Nov. 30 that the man accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington last week may have been radicalized after entering the United States.
The suspect—Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who had worked with the CIA during the war in Afghanistan—is accused of fatally shooting National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and injuring Andrew Wolfe, 24, in the nation’s capital on Nov. 26.
Authorities charged Lakanwal with first-degree murder, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, and three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
He entered the United States in September 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome, launched after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and was granted asylum in April this year, officials said….