U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro told Fox News she will upgrade charges against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, after U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died.
Lakanwal, an Afghan national, is accused of shooting two National Guardsmen from West Virginia on Wednesday.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe remains in critical condition.
First of all, our hearts go out and our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of beautiful 20 year old Sarah Beckstrom, who answered the call to serve her nation and she volunteered and she ended up being shot ambushed style on the cold streets of Washington, DC by an individual who will now be charged with murder in the first degree. There are certainly many more charges to come, but we are upgrading the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree. And we are hoping that the more information we can get, and the more investigation that is going on, 24/7 now, around the clock in Washington, the more we will find out about what actually happened in terms of this individual even being in this country and being in a position to ambush and shoot down an innocent young woman who was doing her duty to the people of this country.
Lakanwal originally faced three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Pirro warned that if the guardsmen died she would pursue the death penalty.
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