The Department of Justice announced that it would seek the death penalty for Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who is accused of shooting two National Guard people in the White House in November, killing one of the subjects.

Lakanwal made a plea of not guilty to the nine counts he is accused of pursuing, including first-degree crime, during his first court appearance on Wednesday. Judge Amit Mehta questioned lawyers about whether they would bring extra fees that may allow them to seek the death penalty during the hearing. Prosecutors made it clear that they were filing fees that allow for the death sentence.

attacked two National Guard personnel close to the White House

In late November, Lakanwal ambushed two National Guard members, shooting them in the mind with a short-barreled pistol, and traveled from Washington state to the U. S. money, according to court records.

According to court documents, another National Guard part opened fire on Lakanwal, who fell to the ground and was taken into custody at the scene.

Agent Sarah Beckstrom passed away

One of the National Guard members who was shot in the back of the brain, Sarah Beckstrom, was declared dead the following day. Andrew Wolfe, the various wounded member, is still recovering. Before the U. S. military left Afghanistan and arrived in the United States in 2021, Lakanwal worked for the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) there for more than ten years. The plaintiff claimed he needed a tool for protection while working as an Uber and Lyft motorist, but the defendant received the gun, which the prosecution claimed was stolen, from an unnamed person.

Lakanwal had been fired from Uber and had been without a job for about two months prior to the shooting, according to authorities.

According to court records, he first requested a gun with a 30-round magazine power and that he asked for" Only five guns" when he received the pistol.

The prosecutors also claimed that the suspect also purchased weapons at a sporting goods store the same day he received the weapon. He looked for the White House target on Google Maps two hours later and the following morning, he looked for it on Google Maps.

Ten days later, a National Guard member was attacked just outside the White House.

The second hearing in the case is scheduled for early May.

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