One of the National Guard soldiers shot near the White House this week died from her injuries, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday.
U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, is dead after the shooting in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday that critically injured her and one other member of the West Virginia National Guard, Trump said during a Thanksgiving event where he spoke virtually with servicemembers.
The other National Guard member, identified as Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, is “fighting for his life,” Trump said. Trump had identified the suspected shooter — who was also shot and is hospitalized according to authorities — as an Afghan national who entered the United States after U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The suspect, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, had reportedly worked with U.S. forces in Afghanistan.