An Afghan man accused of shooting two members of the National Guard near the White House, killing one, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murder charges.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who was injured during last month’s attack, entered the plea by video feed from a hospital bed, US media reported.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who was also shot after the military personnel were fired upon, faces charges stemming from the 26 November shooting that killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and wounded Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, 24. Lakanwal’s attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf during a brief court hearing in Washington DC.
Beckstrom and Wolfe were deployed with the West Virginia national guard for Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the country’s capital, which has flooded the city with federal agents and troops since August
