A man named Rahmanullah Lakanwal from Afghanistan has so far been identified as the sole suspect in the Washington DC shooting this week. US authorities have since disclosed to American media that the 29-year-old male took aim at two National Guard members near the White House on Wednesday (US time).

Rahmanullah Lakanwal is being investigated as a possible terrorist suspect, according to a news release from the department. The Nov. 26 attack a short distance from the White House left both the National Guard members in critical condition, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.

Like President Trump, Ratcliffe slammed the handling of the evacuation, saying it allowed people who were not properly vetted to enter the United States on temporary visas.

Afghan suspect who allegedly shot National Guard members near the White House served in elite CIA counterterrorism unit before entering the U.S. in 2021.

But the motive of the suspect, identified in reports as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, remains unclear. More than 2,000 National Guard troops have been deployed to D.C. in Trump’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.

The crazed gunman who shot two National Guard troops in an ambush attack near the White House Wednesday has been identified as a 29-year-old Afghan national who came to the US during the chaotic

Law enforcement officials said they identified the suspect who shot two National Guard members near the White House on Wednesday.

FBI director Kash Patel sidestepped a crucial question on how DC shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an immigrant from Afghanistan who came to the .