US EditionTrump issues White House invitation to families of the two National Guard members who were shot
An Afghan national faces first-degree murder charge after an ambush-style attack killed a West Virginia National Guard specialist and critically injured another in Washington, D.C.
- Sarah Beckstrom, a West Virginia National Guard Specialist, was shot near the White House and died from her injuries, according to her ex-boyfriend.
- Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been charged with first-degree murder by U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro following Beckstrom's passing.
- President Donald Trump invited the families of Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, another guardsman shot in the incident, to the White House after the tragedy.
- President Donald Trump described Sarah Beckstrom as a 'highly respected, young, magnificent person' during a call with servicemembers.
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Readers respond: Guard member murder on Trump’s hands
It is amazing that our president can look us in the eye and spout empty platitudes about the murder of West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, ready and willing to blame anyone but himself and his vindictive actions for this young woman’s needless death, (“Suspect in shooting of National Guard members faces first-degree murder charge,” Nov. 28). She and her unit should never ever have been sent to Washington D.C. in the first place.
An attack on two National Guards shocks the United States. Sarah Beckstrom died while Andrew Wolfe is fighting for his life. The investigation is under way.
The shots at two members of the National Guard have shaken the United States. One victim has died, but at least from the other injured, there are positive signals.
‘It’s just heart wrenching’: Locals pay respects at makeshift memorial for fallen National Guard member
Flowers, flags, military challenge coins and stuffed animals were just some of the items that have left outside of the makeshift memorial honoring Specialist Sarah Beckstrom in Downtown D.C. The memorial is outside the Farragut West Metro station, where police say the 20-year-old, along with fellow West Virginia National Guard member Andrew Wolfe, were allegedly shot by suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal. WTOP spoke to some of those who visited the ma…
Las fuerzas detrás de los tiroteos contra la Guardia Nacional
Un aparente tiroteo selectivo contra dos miembros de la Guardia Nacional de Virginia Occidental el 26 de noviembre en Washington D. C. ha desatado la vomitona política de Trump y ha planteado preguntas sobre las décadas de intervención estadounidense en Afganistán y las ambiciones autoritarias del r
White House intensifies push for mass deportation after National Guard shooting • SC Daily Gazette
A makeshift memorial of flowers and American flags honoring the late West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom stands outside the Farragut West Metro station on Dec. 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has accelerated his drive to curb legal immigration, after a native of Afghanistan who had been granted asylum was accused in a shooting in the nation’s capital that left …
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