FBI Launches Terror Probe After Washington Shooting

[Starmix]

According to the report, the FBI said Thursday it was launching a full-scale terror probe after a gunman carried out what officials described as an ambush-style attack near the White House, shooting two National Guard soldiers multiple times with a revolver. The young soldiers shot on Wednesday remained in critical condition, as America was jolted on what is normally a quiet day with family and friends on the Thanksgiving holiday.

The report also stated that the shooter was identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who worked with US forces in his country during the war against the Taliban and settled in America after the Islamists seized power again in 2021 and the Americans withdrew chaotically.

The report also said that the shooter faces charges of assault with intent to kill, and if the guardsmen die, he will face first-degree murder charges, US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jean Pirro told a news conference. “You picked the wrong target, the wrong city, and the wrong country,” Pirro said.

In addition to the report, officials said Lakanwal, armed with a .357 Smith and Wesson revolver, staged an ambush attack on the two National Guard members. The soldiers were deployed to Washington under President Donald Trump‘s much-disputed use of military forces in Democrat-run cities to fight what he calls rampant violent crime.

With the concerted efforts of the police, the criminal was cornered, and the shooting subsided. The investigation is still ongoing to find out the mastermind of the ambush-style attack, and the US forces consider the attack an act of terrorism.


Source: The Defense Post

 

[eLdavis]

It is well, a lot of crimes happening everywhere, we all need to be vigilant when going out these days .

 

[Starmix]

It is well, a lot of crimes happening everywhere, we all need to be vigilant when going out these days .

The criminal is from Afghanistan, and it was condemned by the USA as a terrorist act. the killer applied an ambush style of killing. I pity that young police guard. Hoping the one in critical condition will survive.