The Wall Street Journal has obtained video and photos from a witness showing the tragic shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC
The new video and photos were taken by a witness who was driving past the Farragut West subway station, which is just a few blocks from the White House.
The newly released photos show Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal holding a revolver in his right hand as a National Guard member takes cover.
The video published by the exhaust then shows the Guardsmen opening fire on Lakanwal.
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The Wall Street Journal has released new footage showing Islamist terrorist Rahmanullah Lakanwal firing at National Guard soldiers near the White House, with a Guardsman returning fire. The 29-year-old Afghan, who entered the US in 2021 under Operation Allies… pic.twitter.com/qWwi1muVVS
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Per The Wall Street Journal:
A witness captured photos of the ambush of the two National Guard troops, showing the suspect – an Afghan refugee with whom the Central Intelligence Agency had once worked – holding a revolver, as US National Guardsmen fire back and fallen Guard members lie on the ground.
The episode was captured on a smartphone by a passerby who was driving past the Farragut West subway station, just three blocks north of the White House, when the shooting occurred. The witness shared the photos with The Wall Street Journal. The footage from the scene is consistent with a report from Jeffrey Carroll, the executive assistant chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.
Then what Carroll called an “ambush” occurred. The suspect, he told reporters, “came around the corner, raised his arm with a firearm and fired at the National Guard members.” Guards are seen responding to the attack. According to the time stamp on the image, it was shot around 2:13 p.m
This photo below, taken a few seconds later, provides the first known image of the suspect holding a revolver in his right hand as he stood on the corner of 17th and “I” streets. One National Guardsman runs down the street.
Five seconds later, the Guardsman fires loud shots that the smartphone recorded.
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Photos from a witness show the attack on two National Guard troops in Washington, DC https://t.co/63HIQjHfOX
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