Rahmanullah Lakanwal | Courtesy: MGN

The suspect in last week’s shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., has been charged with murder and assault with intent to kill while armed. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was ordered held without bond during an initial court appearance Tuesday.

Lakanwal appeared virtually from a D.C. hospital, where he remains after being shot by law enforcement after allegedly shooting the two National Guard members, Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe. Beckstrom, 20, died of her injuries, and Wolfe remains hospitalized in critical condition.

The magistrate judge overseeing Tuesday’s initial appearance said that the government’s case was “exceedingly strong.”

According to charging documents in the District of Columbia Sup

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