The Afghan national charged in connection with the shooting last year of two National Guard troops near the White House in November, killing one, faces a new indictment. If convicted, he would be eligible for the death sentence. 

The 17-count superseding Indictment against Rahmanullah Lakanwal was filed in U.S. District Court, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro said Tuesday. Among the new charges is first-degree murder. 

Lakanwal pleaded not guilty in January to nine charges related to the shooting, according to the Associated Press and he pleaded not guilty to the new charges, in connection to the November 2025 shooting.

Lakanwal's defense attorneys will have the opportunity to meet with prosecutors and present any evidence they believe argues against a death sentence before the Justice Department decides if it will seek it. 

Guardswoman Sarah Beckstrom was killed and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was critically wounded in the shooting. They were deployed as part of a surge in law enforcement in Washington, D.C., that President Donald Trump had ordered last summer.