National guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died after shooting in Washington DC, Trump announces

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Source: The Guardian

Thu 27 Nov 2025 18.55 EST
Last modified on Thu 27 Nov 2025 19.59 EST


Sarah Beckstrom, one of the national guard troops shot in Washington DC on Wednesday, has died, Donald Trump said on Thursday.

“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person … She’s just passed away. She’s no longer with us,” Trump said in his first live remarks since the shooting.

Beckstrom, 20, was one of two members of the national guards shot near the White House in a targeted attack. The other member, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still fighting for his life, according to the president. Beckstrom’s father had told the New York Times in a phone call earlier in the day that his daughter was unlikely to recover. “I’m holding her hand right now,” Gary Beckstrom said. “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.”

Both Beckstrom and Wolfe belonged to the West Virginia National Guard, which deployed hundreds of troops to Washington as part of Trump’s crime-fighting mission in the capital.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/28/national-guard-member-sarah-beckstrom-has-died-after-shooting-in-washington-dc-trump-announces

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Thu 27 Nov 2025 18.55 EST
Last modified on Thu 27 Nov 2025 18.56 EST


One of the national guard troops shot in an attack on Wednesday near the White House has died, Donald Trump said on Thursday.

“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person … She’s just passed away. She’s no longer with us,” Trump said in his first live remarks since the shooting.

One other member of the guards, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still fighting for his life, according to the president.

Beckstrom’s father had told the New York Times in a phone call earlier in the day that his daughter was unlikely to recover. “I’m holding her hand right now,” Gary Beckstrom said. “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.”

This is a developing story.

[BOSSHOG]

1. And to think

She and her Guard teammates should have been home with their families. They were not needed to be deployed to any American City for this mission.

Her family will bury her. Trump has immunity. How many more must die?

[AverageOldGuy]

2. We MUST pin this killing on Trump

The Afghan refugee just pulled the trigger. Trump put the two young Guardsmen in harm's way; Trump and Trump alone is responsible for their shooting.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Second, third and fourth My Friend

The Soldier is dead because of only Trump. Imagine mobilizations used to shift attention away from Epstein? Could trump have done that? And let’s give a big shout out to John roberts who pretends to give a fuck.

A family will soon be burying a love one. Why?

[Bayard]

6. trump will not connect this to himself and his actions in any way

His ego will not allow it. I'm sure he's already privately calling her a loser.

[BidenRocks]

8. As usual,

it's Biden's fault!

[RockRaven]

4. They would not have been in DC but for The Dotard ordering them to be there for his stunt.

The part of this which was totally avoidable was that unnecessary and pointless deployment order.

[SunSeeker]

5. Trump deployed her there illegally. 6 days ago, a judge blocked the DC deployments.

If Trump had complied with the judge's order, she would be alive right now.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-judge-ruling-dc-washington-national-guard-1be5c3744e35f8dd68a6a12fa4583186

[purr-rat beauty]

7. Then he best be held accountable

Anyone else would be

He broke the law which heoped make this happen

That guy is a piece of shit

[OnlinePoker]

9. Shot less than 24 hours after she was sworn in.

Such a sad, unnecessary crime.

[MustLoveBeagles]

10. I feel bad for her family

This was pointless. She and Andrew should've been with their families at Thanksgiving.

[Aussie105]

11. How many other pointless gun related deaths were there in America on the same day?

Every such death is a monstrous tragedy, so I'm not going to belittle this one.

But a lot of teeth gnashing and lamenting by those outside the immediate family will be done for political and dramatic effect.
Be on the lookout for that.

RIP Sarah.
You lived a life too short.

So, is now a good time to talk of gun control?
Or will this fade in two days, like all the school and other shootings of the recent past?

[BeyondGeography]

12. One thing is for sure for all of you wingnuts blaming Joe Biden for this

If he were President, Sarah Beckstrom would still be alive and well.

And for our Democratic leaders, no way should we be taking any shit at all for this wholly unnecessary and pointless death.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. May she rest in peace

Link to tweet

Sarah Beckstrom, a 20-year-old U.S. Army specialist, passed away today from wounds she received when a gunman ambushed her and her colleague while they served America in the National Guard yesterday.

24 year-old Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe of U.S. Air Force remains in critical condition.

This is a tragedy on so many levels.

The suspect in the shooting, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, age 29, entered the USA in September 2021 under humanitarian parole via Biden's Operation Allies Welcome program and was vetted.

If you haven't OD on Kool-aid you should recall back in 2021, Trump and his MAGA GOP were extremely critical of Joe Biden for what they called leaving behind our allies in Afghanistan.

Lakanwal should have been vetted again under the TRUMP administration and was granted asylum under the TRUMP administration in April 2025.

Trump and Vance want Americans to now hate people in America from Afghanistan.

Hate doesn't stop murders, gunfire or help people with in any way, shape or form

Hate causes more of the same.

[tavernier]

14. That poor little girl had no reason to be shot and killed.

That bastard playing King of the world, put those soldiers in harms way for absolutely no reason.

I guess he doesn’t believe in Karma.

Pity.