National Guard shooting suspect in 'dire,' 'self-inflicted' health condition after refusing to eat: filing

The Afghan nationalist accused of sidesplitting a National Guard subordinate and opening occurrence connected others adjacent the White House past twelvemonth has been transferred from situation to a infirmary aft refusing to devour oregon portion water, tribunal records show.

Federal prosecutors told the tribunal they learned Rahmanullah Lakanwal was hospitalized connected Wednesday astatine astir midnight to "preserve his life." This came aft the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) warned successful June that Lakanwal was refusing to "consume capable nutrition for an extended period."

Officials with the USMS were acrophobic that Lakanwal had enactment himself "at hazard for semipermanent wellness consequences, including a imaginable hazard of death," according to the tribunal filing.

In an exigency proceeding held precocious Thursday morning, D.C. District Judge Amit Mehta called the execution suspect's information "dire" and "self-inflicted," according to a transcript obtained by The New York Times.

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National Guard members basal unneurotic down yellowish tape, aft 2 National Guard members were changeable adjacent the White House successful Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2025. (Reuters; Provided by Department of Justice)

Lakanwal, 30, is accused of sidesplitting West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and severely wounding Guardsman Andrew Wolfe successful past November’s attack. He faces 17 charges, the astir superior of which — the first-degree execution complaint — makes him eligible for the decease penalty.

In the astir caller tribunal filing, prosecutors told Mehta that connected June 16, 2026 — the time Lakanwal pleaded not blameworthy to each the charges — they learned astir a protective bid that "prohibited the authorities from receiving aesculapian records concerning Lakanwal’s treatment."

The justice ruled that prosecutors had a close to person entree to Lakanwal's aesculapian records and his attraction providers for "the duration of his existent hospitalization."

File photograph of National Guard subordinate Sarah Beckstrom who aboriginal died from injuries sustained successful a shooting successful Washington D.C., connected the evening of Nov. 26, 2025. (Provided by Department of Justice)

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Last month, Lakanwal made his archetypal quality successful court, months aft the Washington, D.C., shooting. He was wearing an orangish situation jumpsuit and was successful a wheelchair.

On November 26, Lakanwal allegedly drove his Toyota Prius from his location successful Bellingham, Washington, to the District of Columbia portion successful possession of a stolen firearm, according to tribunal records.

Prosecutors said helium opened occurrence connected West Virginia National Guard members, striking Beckstrom and Wolfe successful the head. Two adjacent National Guard members past subdued Lakanwal astatine the scene, officials said.

West Virginia National Guard Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe is presented with the Purple Heart by Major General James Seward arsenic President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union code during a Joint Session of Congress astatine the U.S. Capitol connected Feb. 24, 2026, successful Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Investigators reportedly recovered a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver that had been reported stolen successful Seattle successful 2023.

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Officials said Beckstrom died from her injuries connected Thanksgiving, while Wolfe continues to retrieve from his injuries.

Beckstrom was posthumously awarded the West Virginia Distinguished Service Medal, portion Wolfe was precocious fixed the "Freedom 250: Hometown Hero Award." Both of them were awarded the Purple Heart by President Donald Trump successful February.