WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: A makeshift memorial of flowers and American flags stands outside the Farragut West Metro station on December 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two West Virginia National Guard troops who were shot blocks from the White House on November 26, died on Thursday, November 27, following what authorities called a targeted attack. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Trump issues WH invitation to both families of Nat’l Guard members shot in D.C.: ‘We’re going to honor Sarah and likewise with Andrew’

Following last week’s targeted ambush shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members, Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, leading Beckstrom to succumb to her injuries the next day, President Donald Trump revealed that he personally invited the families of both service members for a visit.

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US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks to the press as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (L), FBI Director Kash Patel (R), looks on during a press conference regarding the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard soldiers on November 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot blocks from the White House in what authorities are calling a targeted shooting. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) / Rahmanullah Lakanwal (Department of Justice)

Afghan suspect in Nat’l Guardsmen Shooting to be charged with first-degree murder following Beckstrom’s passing

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced Friday that charges against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national accused of ambushing and shooting two newly sworn-in National Guardsmen near the White House on Wednesday, have been upgraded to first-degree murder following the death of 20-year-old West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom.

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