The man suspected of shooting two National Guard members near the White House this week - one of them fatally - is an Afghan national who came to the United States in September 2021 because of his work with the U.S. government, including the CIA, according to authorities.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who officials say drove across the country to carry out Wednesday’s attack, was detained moments after opening fire on Sarah Beckstrom, 20, an Army specialist from West Virginia, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, using a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver. Beckstrom later died of her injuries, while Wolfe remains critically injured, President Donald Trump said Thursday.

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