Washington D.C. National Guard Shooting
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Trump says National Guard member dies after shooting as ambush becomes political flashpoint
By Jeff Mason and Jasper Ward PALM BEACH, Florida/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a National Guard member had died after being shot in an ambush by an Afghan national near the White House,
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghan national from Washington state, has reportedly been identified as the suspect in the shooting, according to Reuters. Lakanwal gained entry into the country through "Operation Allies Welcome,
Police were also investigating another East Oakland shooting less than an hour earlier Wednesday that, according to initial reports, left two men wounded, one critically.
A Detroit man is in critical condition after an early morning shooting on Thanksgiving at a Rochester Hills condominium, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said. The shooting happened around 4 a.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of Rochdale Court.
New Yorker writer Jane Mayer faced backlash after criticizing the National Guard deployment following the shooting of two guardsmen in Washington, D.C.