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https://www.npr.org/2025/11/27/nx-s1-5622955/national-guard-shooting-washington-dc-updates

Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two West Virginia National Guard
members shot Wednesday in Washington, D.C., has died.

During a Thanksgiving Day call to service members, President
Trump announced her death, adding that the second Guard member,
Andrew Wolfe, "is fighting for his life."

In a statement, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey confirmed
that Beckstrom died from injuries sustained during the shooting
on Wednesday.

"She answered the call to serve, stepped forward willingly,
and carried out her mission with the strength and character
that define the very best of the West Virginia National Guard,"
Morrisey said.

Beckstrom, 20, and Wolfe, 24, were on patrol a few blocks from
White House when a gunman opened fire on Wednesday afternoon.
Both Guard members were taken to a hospital, where they underwent
surgery and were in critical condition.

The White House said Trump spoke with Beckstrom's parents
Thursday evening.

Earlier Thursday, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the
District of Columbia, said the alleged gunman, identified as
Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, drove across the country
from his home in Washington state.

Pirro added that the suspect used a .357 Smith and Wesson
revolver in a "targeted attack" to shoot the two Guard members.

"This was just not an attack. It was a direct challenge to law
and order in our capital," she said at a press conference.

At the time, Pirro also said the alleged gunman will be charged
with terrorism and she will seek life in prison -- or the death
penalty if either soldier dies. The suspect is also in the
hospital.

Both Beckstrom and Wolfe were deployed to D.C. since the troop
deployment began in the city in August.

Beckstrom was an Army specialist from Summersville, W.Va. She
joined the service in 2023 and was assigned to the 863rd Military
Police Company, 111th Engineer Brigade of the West Virginia
Army National Guard.

Wolfe is an Air Force staff sergeant from Martinsburg, W.Va.
He entered the service in 2019 and was assigned to Force Support
Squadron, 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National
Guard.

During the press conference on Thursday, FBI Director Kash
Patel said that officials are conducting a "coast-to-coast"
investigation with search warrants being executed at the
suspect's home in Bellingham, Wash., and also in San Diego. He
indicated inquiries are also being carried out overseas.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in an emailed statement Thursday
that the shooter involved in the attack, who came to the U.S.
from Afghanistan in 2021, was admitted into the U.S. "due to
his prior work with the U.S. Government, including CIA."

The attack comes as President Trump has deployed the National
Guard to several cities around the country, including the
nation's capital in recent months -- a pattern that has been
controversial, and challenged in the courts.

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