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You are subscribed to Violent Crimes news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Lakanwal Newly Indicted in Shooting of Guardsmen Near White House that Killed Sarah Beckstrom 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST An Indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court charging Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, with an array of offenses in the ambush-style shooting near the White House on November 26 that killed National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom and seriously injured National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe. It adds two new counts of assault with intent to kill for additional victims, R.R. and E.S., two National Guard majors who subdued Lakanwal at the scene.

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