“One guardsman is struck, goes down, and then the shooter leans over and strikes the guardsman again. Another guardsman is struck several times,” she said.
She identified the suspect as Mr Lakanwal, who had come to the country following the US’ withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. He is said to have driven to DC from his home in Bellingham, Washington, where he lived with his wife and five children.
Fox News reported on Wednesday that he was in the country illegally after his visa expired in September, but this was not confirmed by authorities.
The Trump administration announced it would be reviewing all asylum cases approved under Joe Biden following the attack.
Mr Lakanwal, who is under heavy security at a hospital after being subdued by other National Guard members, will be charged with assault with intent to kill, and faces up to 15 years in prison.
If Mr Wolfe and Ms Beckstrom do not survive, Ms Pirro added, he will be charged with murder in the first degree.
