National Guard Ambush Suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal Hospitalized After Refusing Food and Water for Months
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 9
National Guard Ambush Suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal Hospitalized After Refusing Food and Water for Months
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 9
Summary
Rahmanullah Lakanwal was admitted to a hospital after refusing food and at times water, prompting an emergency federal court hearing in Washington on Thursday.
Judge Amit P. Mehta said Lakanwal was in “dire circumstances” as the court addressed the condition of the man accused in last year’s Metro-station ambush.
The case stems from a fall 2025 shooting outside a D.C. Metro station in which two National Guard troops were shot and one was killed.
The hospitalization shifts immediate attention from the criminal case to whether Lakanwal can be medically stabilized while the prosecution continues.