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Afghan national pleads not guilty in DC Guard shooting case

Published 17 June 2026

An Afghan national pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a 17-count federal indictment that makes him eligible for the death penalty for the fatal shooting of a National Guard soldier and the wounding of another near the White House last year. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 30, entered the plea during his arraignment in U.S.

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