“According to media reports, the shooter who opened fire in Washington and killed two National Guardsmen is an Afghan citizen who immigrated to the United States in 2021.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: CBS News with reference to sources, CNN with reference to the words of US President Donald Trump
Details: CBS News noted that the suspect arrested in the slaying of two National Guardsmen is currently not cooperating with law enforcement.
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Several law enforcement officers, CBS News added, identified him as Rahmanullah Lakhanwal, a 29-year-old citizen of Afghanistan who entered the United States in 2021.
CNN later reported that Trump said the Department of Homeland Security was “confident” that the suspect in the killing of two National Guard soldiers in Washington had come to the US from Afghanistan.
Direct speech Trump: “Tonight I can report that, based on the best information available, the Department of Homeland Security is confident that the suspect in custody is a foreign national who came to our country from Afghanistan, hell on earth.”
Details: Trump once again resorted to criticism of his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, claiming that the suspect “was brought in by the Biden administration in September 2021.”
What preceded: Wednesday in Washington near the White House was shot two members of the National Guard, officials said. This led to the closure of the building amid the absence of US President Donald Trump.
Trump requested the dispatch of 500 more National Guard troops to Washington after the killing of two National Guard soldiers.