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WASHINGTON ( NewsNation ) — Investigators are digging into the background of the man accused of shooting two National Guard members at point-blank range near the White House last week.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said officials are gathering more information from the family and associates of Rahmanullah Lakanwal , a 29-year-old Afghan national who is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the shooting.

One of the guardsmen, U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, died Thursday; the other, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, remains in critical condition.

President Donald Trump has invited the f

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