Was Lakanwal and his family put into Walton apartments and when did this happen?

1. What the reporting says about Walton Place and the FBI action

Local coverage describes FBI agents waking neighbors at the Walton Place apartments in Bellingham as they forced entry into an apartment believed to be Lakanwal’s; neighbors reported seeing Lakanwal and his family around the complex and said federal agents executed warrants there the morning after the attack ^{[1] [2]}. Reuters confirms agents seized numerous electronic devices from the suspect’s residence and interviewed relatives as part of the investigation ^[3].

2. Sources identify Walton Place as the Bellingham location — not a single national “Walton” brand

Multiple articles refer specifically to Walton Place apartments in Bellingham as the site where agents knocked on doors and removed occupants ^{[1] [2]}. Web listings for various “Walton” properties exist nationwide (apartments with names like Walton, Walton Place, Walton Residences in other cities), but the reporting connecting Lakanwal is about the Walton Place complex in Bellingham, Washington — not the unrelated Walton properties shown in commercial listings (p1_s3; ^[5]–^[1]4).

3. What neighbors reported about Lakanwal and his family

Neighbors at Walton Place told reporters they had seen Lakanwal and his family but did not know them well; descriptions included a quiet family life and minimal interaction with neighbors ^{[1] [4]}. One neighbor recounted hearing banging and agents shouting “FBI” and said agents took people out of the apartment; reporting noted the children may not have been present during the entry ^[4].

4. What law enforcement publicly disclosed about the residence

FBI Director Kash Patel said warrants were executed in Washington, D.C., Bellingham, and San Diego in connection with the investigation; Reuters reports agents seized cellphones, laptops and iPads from the suspect’s residence and interviewed relatives ^{[1] [3]}. These statements link the Bellingham apartment to the probe but do not provide lease paperwork, the family’s start date in the unit, or other tenancy details (available sources do not mention lease or move‑in documents).

5. What is not in the available reporting (limits and unanswered questions)

None of the cited stories provide the precise date when Lakanwal and his family moved into the Walton Place apartment or whether they were formally listed on a lease there (available sources do not mention move‑in dates or lease records). The articles also do not publish the apartment number, landlord statements about tenancy, or official property records confirming how long the family lived at that unit (available sources do not mention landlord or property‑record details).

6. Why move‑in timing matters and how reporting frames it

Knowing when a suspect’s family moved into a residence can be relevant to immigration, resettlement, or background checks; reporting establishes that Lakanwal arrived in the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome in 2021 and had asylum-related paperwork in later years, but it does not tie those dates to when the family occupied the Bellingham apartment ^{[3] [2]}. This gap leaves room for differing interpretations: local observers describe a family who “kept to themselves,” while law enforcement frames the apartment as a locus for evidence collection ^{[1] [3]}.

7. Competing perspectives and implicit agendas in coverage

Local outlets emphasize the on‑the‑ground neighborhood reaction and disruption at Walton Place ^{[1] [2]}; national wire reporting stresses evidentiary seizures and immigration context ^[3]. Some outlet excerpts (e.g., summarizing a New York Post account) include more sensational timing details ("roughly 16 hours after the attack") and descriptions of living conditions, but those are sourced through secondary reporting and neighbor testimony rather than official tenancy records ^[4]. Readers should note the difference between law‑enforcement statements about execution of a warrant and neighbor recollections about how long a family had been present.

8. Bottom line for your question

Yes — law enforcement executed a warrant and removed occupants at an apartment in the Walton Place complex in Bellingham that reporting links to Rahmanullah Lakanwal, and agents seized electronic devices there ^{[1] [2] [3]}. The exact date the family moved into that Walton Place unit is not stated in the available reporting (available sources do not mention move‑in dates or lease information).