One of the two National Guard members shot in an ambush attack Wednesday in Washington D.C. has died, according to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump announced the death of Sarah Beckstrom during a call with service members from Palm Beach, Fla. Beckstrom, 20, was from West Virginia.

“She’s no longer with us,” said Trump. “This just happened. She was savagely attacked.

“She’s dead.”

President Trump announces National Guardsmen Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia has died. "She's just passed away. She's no longer with us. She's looking down on us right now. Her parents are with her. It's just happened. She was savagely attacked. She's dead." pic.twitter.com/qFA177acVT — CSPAN (@cspan) November 28, 2025

Trump said Beckstrom started with the National Guard in June 2023 and described

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