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Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the suspect in a D.C. National Guard shooting, is in a "dire" and "self-inflicted" health condition, requiring emergency hospitalization after refusing food and water.
Federal prosecutors have informed a judge that they are deliberating whether to seek the death penalty for Rahmanullah Lakanwal. Lakanwal is accused of killing a National Guard specialist.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s health has ‘deteriorated quite substantially,’ a judge said
Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who pleaded not guilty in the killing of National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom in Washington, D.C., during his first court appearance.