Trump announces National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom is dead after being shot in D.C. ‘terror attack’ | 27 Nov 2025 | President Donald Trump announced on a call with servicemembers that National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom has died from her injuries after she was shot in a Washington D.C. “terror attack.” The 20-year-old was ambushed alongside fellow West Virginia National Guard member Andrew Wolfe while on duty near the White House on Wednesday night. During a live-streamed Thanksgiving phone call with military personnel on Thursday evening, Trump revealed Beckstrom had tragically succumbed to her injuries. “Just seconds before I went on, right now, I heard that Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we were talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person…outstanding in every way, she’s just passed away,” he said. Afghan suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is currently in custody while hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds allegedly sustained in the shootout.