Hospitalized Accused Shooter Refuses Food | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A man accused of fatally shooting a National Guard member near the White House is now hospitalized after refusing to eat for weeks, prompting emergency intervention. Prosecutors say his hunger strike endangered his life, and courts may authorize forced feeding to save him. The Afghan national, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, faces first-degree murder charges for the November 2025 ambush that killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and critically wounded Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe. He’s pleaded not guilty and appeared in court via video from a hospital bed. A judge ordered access to his medical records, and no trial date has been set. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d547def283adf5c0