National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom dead after DC shooting: 'Highly respected

The second wounded service member, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still 'fighting for his life'

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National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of West Virginia, has died after she and another guardsman were shot in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced.

"I heard that Sarah Beckstrom, of West Virginia ... highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023, outstanding in every way, she's just passed away," Trump said on Thanksgiving. "She's no longer with us. She's looking down at us right now. Her parents are with her. It's just happened. She was savagely attacked. She's dead now."

The second service member wounded in the attack, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still "fighting for his life," the president said.

"He's in very bad shape," Trump said. "He's fighting for his life, and hopefully we'll get better news with respect to him."

The suspected gunman, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who Trump called a "monster," is also in serious condition.

"We won't even talk about him," Trump said. Read more and see video here.