The suspect in the Washington, D.C., shooting that critically wounded two National Guard members was an Afghan national who served alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan, officials and a relative say.

The suspect, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29,according to four senior law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, opened fire at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday a short distance from the White House, striking two National Guard members who were on patrol.

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The suspect was also shot in the incident and is hospitalized, authorities said.

Officials have said it was a targeted shooting.

A relative of Lakanwal’s said he arrived in the United States in September 2021 after having served in the Afghan army for 10 year

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