Two uniforms. Two families. One nightmare unfolding steps from the White House. On a day meant for gratitude, gunfire tore through the quiet, leaving two newly
sworn-in National Guard members fighting for their lives and a nation demanding answers. Who is the man accused of hunting them down – and why did he
drive across the countr … …
They raised their right hands just a day earlier, promising to protect the nation’s capital. Hours later, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom and 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe
lay gravely wounded on a D.C. street, their uniforms soaked in blood, their futures suddenly uncertain. As doctors fight to keep them alive, their families cling to
hospital bedsides instead of Thanksgiving tables, grappling with a reality too cruel to comprehend.
Authorities say 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal drove from Washington state to D.C. and deliberately targeted the Guardsmen, turning a politically charged
city into the backdrop for a chilling, personal act of violence. Federal officials now weigh first-degree murder charges as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moves
to flood the capital with even more troops. In the middle of it all are two young soldiers, suspended between duty and tragedy, while a stunned country watches
and waits.





