Suspect in US national guard shooting identified as Afghan man

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, identified as suspect as Trump calls shooting in Washington DC ‘act of terror’Law enforcement officials have identified the suspected gunman in Wednesday’s shooting of two national guard members near the White House as a man from Afghanistan, as Donald Trump called the incident an “act of terror” and reiterated his attacks on immigrants and asylum seekers.Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is an Afghan national who entered the United States under a Biden-era policy allowing Afghans to enter after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading...