New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- A National Guard major armed with nothing but a pocket knife stopped gunman Rahmanullah Lakanwal who opened fire on two Guard persons just blocks from the White House on Wednesday (November 26), according to reports.

Investigators say Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan man from Bellingham, Washington, allegedly drove nearly 3,000 miles across the country before launching the attack near the Farragut West Metro entrance around 2 p.m. at 17th and I Streets NW.

Lakanwal reportedly pulled out a .357 Magnum Smith & Wesson revolver and fired at two National Guard troops on patrol.

Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of the West Virginia National Guard, was struck in the head and chest.

Her father told The New York Times that ...