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Judge authorizes involuntary feeding of jailed suspect in deadly National Guard shooting

Headline from The Columbian

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man refusing to eat food while jailed on charges he shot two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, can be fed against his will under a judge's emergency order.

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  1. Just the News

    Judge orders force-feeding of accused National Guard shooter (opens Just the News)

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    Lakanwal stands accused of the death of National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and the shooting of Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe. He has pleaded not guilty.

  2. CBS News

    Judge orders National Guard shooting suspect to be force-fed amid hunger strike (opens CBS News)

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    Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused last year of fatally shooting a National Guard member and severely injuring another, has been refusing to eat for months while in government custody.

  3. The Columbian

    Judge authorizes involuntary feeding of jailed suspect in deadly National Guard shooting (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A man refusing to eat food while jailed on charges he shot two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, can be fed against his will under a judge's emergency order.

  4. The Hill

    Judge allows forced feeding of accused National Guard shooter (opens The Hill)

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    An Afghan national accused of ambushing two National Guard members while they were patrolling in the nation’s capital last year can be force-fed while in jail, a federal judge said Saturday. The brief order from U.S.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Judge orders force-feeding for suspect in deadly National Guard shooting (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A federal judge ordered the man accused of targeting and shooting National Guard troops in downtown Washington, D.C., to be force-fed after he was rushed to the hospital in July after starving himself. U.S.

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