National Guard shooting suspect in 'dire,' 'self-inflicted' health condition after refusing to eat: filing

The Afghan national accused of killing a National Guard member and opening fire on others near the White House last year has been transferred from prison to a hospital after refusing to eat or drink water, court records show. Federal prosecutors told the court they learned Rahmanullah Lakanwal was hospitalized on Wednesday at around midnight to "preserve his life." This came after the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) warned in June that Lakanwal was refusing to "consume adequate nutrition for an ext