Prosecutors officially filed murder charges against the suspected shooter accused of killing one National Guard soldier and injuring another in Washington DC last Wednesday.
According to a criminal complaint, Rahmanullah Lakanwal shouted "Allahu Akbar" as he fired and was reloading when a Guard member shot him.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came to the US from Afghanistan in 2021, pleaded not guilty during a virtual court appearance from a hospital bed, the BBC's US partner CBS reported. Charges against him include first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill.
The Trump administration paused all asylum decisions following the shooting and ordered a review of Afghan refugees in the US.
National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of West Virginia died from her injuries, while the other officer Andrew Wolfe, 24, was critically injured and remains in hospital.
