1 of 2 National Guard members shot in D.C. has died. What we know

U.S. President Donald Trump and West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrissey said on Thursday that a National Guard member had died after being shot along with another member in an ambush by an Afghan national near the White House the day before.

Officials have released the name of the suspect, who is in custody, and the names of the two Guard members who were shot, but the suspect’s motive for the attack is not yet clear.

Here’s what we know so far, and what we don’t know:  ---More...

NEW: President Trump announces that National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has sadly passed away.

Beckstrom was shot by a suspected Afghan national.

“Seconds before I went on right now, I heard that Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia… highly respected, young magnificent person…”… pic.twitter.com/de6dFA9766

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg)November 28, 2025

President Trump announces that National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has sadly passed away.

Beckstrom was shot by a suspected Afghan national.

“Seconds before I went on right now, I heard that Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia… highly respected, young magnificent person…”

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