REVEALED: DC Shooting Suspect Worked for CIA in Afghanistan

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As most families join together uh to give thanks for the blessings that have been bestowed upon them, two families are shattered and destroyed and torn apart as a result of the actions of one man. First and foremost, our hearts go out to the victims and their families. The suspect, he has been identified as Ramanola Lackenwal, a 29-year-old Afghan who entered the United States under Biden's Operation Allies Welcome, a program following the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. He resided in Bellingham, Washington

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with his wife and we believe five children. and we're working very closely with our federal partners uh especially DHS and the FBI to review his immigration history and the vetting process itself. What we know about him is that he drove his vehicle across country from the state of Washington with the intended uh target of coming to our nation's capital. The firearm and other materials have been sent to our Quantico laboratory already yesterday for immediate analysis. That work is ongoing, partnering with the DC United

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States Attorney's Office. We have also executed multiple multiple search warrants around the country to include the subject's last known residence, which is in the state of Washington. The search warrant was executed on that house last night or early this morning, and it is an ongoing process. All the individuals found in the house have been interviewed and some interviews remain ongoing. We will not stop until we interview anyone and everyone assoc. I also spoke to director of the CIA John

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Rackcliffe last night and secretary of war Pete Hexth. There is confirmation now that the subject had a relationship in Afghanistan with partner forces. We are fully investigating that aspect of his background as well to include any known associates that are either overseas or here in the United States of America. That is what a broad-based inter international terrorism investigation looks like. In a statement, CIA director John Ratcliffe said the suspect entered the United States in September 2021 after

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the Biden administration cited his past cooperation with US agencies, including work with the CIA partner force in Kandahar. Ratcliffe said the suspect should never have been allowed into the country, adding that Americans are now dealing with what he called the consequences of the past administration's failures in Afghanistan. NTD's Daniel Monahan has more. FBI Director Cash Patel called the attack a horrendous act of violence and vowed to use every available resource >> to make sure we find and safeguard our

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nation's capital right here in Washington DC and bring anyone responsible for this heinous act of violence to justice. The Metropolitan Police say the incident unfolded at around a quarter 2 in the afternoon >> when a suspect came around the corner uh raised his arm with a firearm and discharged it at the National Guard members. >> Other guard members were nearby. >> They heard the gunfire. They actually uh were able to intervene and to kind of hold down the suspect after he had been

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shot on the ground until law enforcement got there within moments. >> What we know, Andrea, is that this is a targeted shooting. one individual uh who appeared to target these guardsmen. That individual has been taken into custody. >> National Guard members gathered in prayer outside the ER after the shooting. National Guard Bureau Chief Steven Nordhouse reacted to the targeted attack. >> SEA Reigns and I join our entire National Guard family in praying for the recovery of two West Virginia National

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Guard heroes who were shot while protecting our nation's capital. President Trump addressed the nation after the shooting. >> This heinous assault was an act of evil and act of hatred and an act of terror. It was a crime against our entire nation >> and vowed to leave no stone unturned. >> We must now re-examine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan under Biden. And we must take all necessary measures to ensure the removal of any alien from any country who does not belong here or add

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benefit to our country. If they can't love our country, we don't want them. >> Trump expressed what he called his extraordinary gratitude to all members of the military deployed at home and abroad and vowed a steely resolve. >> America will never bend and never yield in the face of terror. And at the same time, we will not be deterred from the mission these service members were so nobly fulfilling. >> The suspect is Ramanula Lakamal. Homeland Security Secretary Christy

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Gnome said he was among the Afghans mass parrolled into the US under Operation Allies Welcome in 2021. Gnome criticized the program as having allowed in thousands of unvetted Afghan nationals, including terrorists. The Biden administration said the program was intended to support what it called vulnerable Afghans, including those who worked alongside the US in Afghanistan. Yesterday, I visited three sites that are part of Operation Allies Welcome our unprecedented historic effort to resettle in the United States tens of

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thousands of Afghan nationals. Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorcus said the US was duty bound to offer them a home. >> We have a moral imperative to protect them, to support those who have supported this nation. >> Citizenship and immigration services stopped the processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals effective immediately. It said all activity will be suspended indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols. Daniel

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Monahan, NTD News. And >> thanks to Daniel for that report. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the female National Guard member shot in DC volunteered specifically to serve on Thanksgiving. Here's Bondie speaking on Fox News this morning. I'd like to add something about the young woman. She volunteered to be there on Thanksgiving working today. She volunteered as did many of those guards men and women so other people could be home with their families. Yet now their families are in hospital rooms with them while they are

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fighting for their lives. Bondi said the two injured National Guard members have undergone surgeries and are currently recovering in the hospital with their families. Bondie declined to comment on their conditions but urged the public to pray for the soldiers. She noted that charges against the suspected gunman will be based on the soldier's condition. And she added that if either of them should pass, the Department of Justice will seek the death penalty. Next, the Pentagon says it's ordering

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500 more National Guard troops into Washington DC following yesterday's shooting. Secretary of War Pete Hegth says the deployment comes at President Trump's request. In fact, this happened just steps away from the White House. It will not stand. And that's why President Trump has asked me and I will ask the Secretary of the Army to the National Guard to add 500 additional troops, National Guardsmen to Washington DC. Uh this will only stiffen our resolve to ensure that we make Washington DC safe and beautiful.