Suspect in the murder of a guard used to work for the CIA and was 'radicalized' in the US

Speaking on ABC on November 30, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said authorities believe the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was living in Washington state when he was radicalized. Investigators are seeking more information from family and others.

Ms. Noem's comments also suggest that Lakanwal, who was a member of a CIA-backed unit in Afghanistan, may have turned to extremism after coming to the United States.

US National Guard patrols in Washington DC. Photo: US National Guard

"We believe he was radicalized since coming to this country," she told NBC News. "We believe it happened through connections in his home community and state."

Ms. Noem said U.S. officials have so far received “some engagement” from people who knew Lakanwal and warned the United States would pursue anyone involved in the shooting.

Authorities have identified Lakanwal, 29, as the suspect in last Wednesday's shooting just blocks from the White House, which left one National Guard member dead and another seriously injured.

Lakanwal entered the United States in 2021 as part of the Biden administration’s mass evacuation of Afghans, who had assisted U.S. forces in the two-decade war in Afghanistan before the Taliban took power, and was granted refugee status by the Trump administration in April 2022.

On Sunday, Mr. Trump told reporters that his administration could suspend refugee admissions to the United States for an extended period. “There’s no time limit, but it could be a long time,” Mr. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “We have enough problems. We don’t want those people anymore.”

Following Wednesday's attack, the Trump administration took steps to tighten some legal immigration practices, including freezing the processing of all asylum applications.

Immigration officials will consider deporting people with active asylum claims if necessary, Secretary Noem said Sunday. "We will look at every single person who has an active asylum claim," she said.

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