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

National Guard subordinate Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of West Virginia, has died aft she and different guardsman were changeable successful Washington, D.C., connected Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced.

"I heard that Sarah Beckstrom, of West Virginia ... highly respected, young, magnificent person, started work successful June of 2023, outstanding successful each way, she's conscionable passed away," Trump said connected Thanksgiving. "She's nary longer with us. She's looking down astatine america close now. Her parents are with her. It's conscionable happened. She was savagely attacked. She's dormant now."

The 2nd work subordinate wounded successful the attack, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is inactive "fighting for his life," the president said.

"He's successful precise atrocious shape," Trump said. "He's warring for his life, and hopefully we'll get amended quality with respect to him."

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National Guard subordinate Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of West Virginia, has died. (Provided by Department of Justice)

The suspected gunman, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan nationalist who Trump called a "monster," is besides successful superior condition.

"We won't adjacent speech astir him," Trump said.

Officials and lawmakers offered condolences for Beckstrom's household upon learning of her decease connected Thanksgiving.

"An American hero, astatine location with the LORD. RIP, Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. May our federation kneel successful supplication for her family," Pentagon main Pete Hegseth wrote connected X.

"Sarah Beckstrom was a young worker and patriot with her full beingness up of her," FBI Director Kash Patel added. "Please articulation maine successful praying for Sarah’s family, friends, and chap soldiers near behind."

D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro wrote: "Our hearts and prayers spell retired to the household of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom of the National Guard — a leader who volunteered to service DC connected Thanksgiving for radical she ne'er met and gave the eventual sacrifice. May she remainder successful peace. It is present clip to avenge her decease and unafraid justice."

Attorney General Pam Bondi said she was "devastated."

"Please commune for Sarah’s family. America volition ne'er hide her courage. There WILL BE JUSTICE for Sarah. Continue to commune for Andrew," she wrote.

Bondi besides stated that the Justice Department would prosecute the decease punishment against the alleged gunman.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt added: "May God Bless Sarah’s household during this unimaginably hard time."

National Guard members Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were changeable successful Washington, D.C.  (United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said successful a connection that Beckstrom "served with courage, bonzer resolve, and an unwavering consciousness of work to her authorities and to her nation."

"She answered the telephone to serve, stepped guardant willingly, and carried retired her ngo with the spot and quality that specify the precise champion of the West Virginia National Guard," the politician said. "Today, we grant her bravery and her sacrifice arsenic we mourn the nonaccomplishment of a young pistillate who gave everything she had successful defence of others. We volition everlastingly clasp her family, her friends, and her chap Guardsmen successful our prayers arsenic they grieve what nary household should ever person to bear."

Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., said helium and his woman are "heartbroken beyond words."

"Our prayers are with her family, friends, and chap guardsmen during an incredibly hard Thanksgiving Day," helium said successful a statement. "We are besides lifting up Andrew Wolfe successful supplication arsenic helium continues his travel to recovery. West Virginians ever amusement up for 1 another, and contiguous it's our crook to amusement up for our work members arsenic they mourn this unspeakable loss."

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V. added that "West Virginia volition ne'er hide Sarah’s service, her sacrifice, and the dedication she showed to her authorities and her country."

"We volition proceed to basal firmly with her household and with the West Virginia National Guard assemblage during this incredibly achy time," she said successful a statement.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, entered the U.S. legally successful 2021 nether humanitarian parole arsenic portion of the Biden administration's Operation Allies Welcome, pursuing the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the fishy successful the shooting of 2 National Guard members successful Washington, D.C. (Provided by Department of Justice)

Lakanwal was vetted by the CIA successful Afghanistan for his enactment with the bureau and again for his asylum exertion successful the U.S. A elder U.S. authoritative told Fox News helium was "clean connected each checks" successful his inheritance check.

He had his asylum exertion approved by the Trump medication earlier this year.

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A study released by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General successful June recovered determination were "no systemic failures" successful Afghan exile vetting oregon consequent migration pathways.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced connected Thursday that officials would reexamine greenish cards issued to immigrants from each "country of concern," including Afghanistan. USCIS besides implemented caller nationalist information measures to beryllium considered portion vetting immigrants from "high risk" countries.