Charges against the suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded after one of the victims died Thursday (November 28)

Rahmanullah Lakanwal , 29, who was initially charged with three counts of assault with the intent to kill while armed and criminal possession of a weapon, will now face a first-degree murder charge, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced during an appearance on FOX & Friends Friday (November 27) morning.

“What happened at that crime is unmistakable. It is a premeditated murder. There was an ambush with a gun toward people who didn’t know it was coming,” Pirro said . “This is a case that has touched the hearts of so many Americans … to be gunned down on the streets on the nation’s holiday is an outrage —

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