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7/9/2026, 10:06:37 PM
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Man charged with killing National Guard member hospitalized after refusing food
Federal prosecutors say a man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, has been taken to a hospital for treatment of a potentially life-threatening medical condition after he refused to eat food in jail
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press
July 9, 2026, 6:06 PM
WASHINGTON -- A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, has been taken to a hospital for treatment of a potentially life-threatening medical condition after he refused to eat food while jailed in pretrial custody, prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday.
Justice Department prosecutors said they learned Thursday morning that Rahmanullah Lakanwal was rushed to a hospital overnight “for medical treatment necessary to preserve his life.”
The U.S.
Marshals Service notified prosecutors last month of concerns that Lakanwal was at risk of long-term health consequences, including death, due to his “refusal to consume adequate nutrition for an extended period,” the filing says.
The filing doesn’t elaborate on the circumstances of Lakanwal’s refusal to eat, but prosecutors noted that courts have held that prison officials can involuntary feed “hunger-striking prisoners” to save their lives.
The judge presiding over Lakanwal's case convened an emergency hearing related to the defendant's medical condition while he remains in federal custody.
At the end of the hearing, U.S.
District Judge Amit Mehta instructed prosecutors to submit a proposed order that would give them access to Lakanwal's recent medical records.
Defense attorney Shelli Peterson and a spokesperson for U.S.
Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office declined to comment after the hearing.
Lakanwal, an Afghan national, has pleaded not guilty to charges including first-degree murder in the November 2025 shooting that killed West Virginia National Guard Spc.
Sarah Beckstrom and critically wounded Staff Sgt.
Andrew Wolfe.
Beckstrom, 20, and Wolfe, 24, were deployed from West Virginia to Washington, D.C., for the surge of federal law-enforcement patrols that began last summer in the nation's capital at President Donald Trump’s direction.
Lakanwal is accused of driving to the nation’s capital from Bellingham, Washington, while in possession of a stolen firearm and ambushing the two Guard members outside a subway station three blocks from the White House.
Another National Guard member heard gunshots and saw Beckstrom and Wolfe fall to the ground as Lakanwal fired a gun and screamed, “Allahu Akbar!”
according to a police report.
Lakanwal was shot during the confrontation and appeared remotely by video from a hospital bed in December for his first hearing before a judge.
A trial date for his case hasn’t been scheduled yet.
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