FBI Director Kash Patel said Thursday that electronic devices were among the items seized after search warrants were executed in Washington state and San Diego in the investigation of a suspect who allegedly shot two National Guard members in the nation’s capital.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, is accused of carrying out a targeted, ambush-style shooting of Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Spc. Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., just blocks from the White House. The FBI is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism. Both Guard members remain in critical condition.
“The firearm and other materials have been sent to our Quantico laboratory already yesterday for immediate analysis,” Patel said in a news conference that aired live on Newsmax and the Newsmax2 free online streaming platform. “That work is ongoing. Partnering with the D.C. United States Attorney’s Office, we have also executed multiple search warrants around the country to include the subject’s last known residence, which is in the state of Washington.
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