President Donald Trump announced Thursday that one of the National Guardsmen attacked in Washington, DC, on Wednesday has died.

“I must unfortunately tell you that just seconds before I went on, right now I heard that Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023, outstanding in every way, she’s just passed away. She’s no longer with us,” he said :

The shooting happened in the vicinity of the White House, which was put on lockdown, according to Breitbart News.

The man accused of attacking Beckstrom and a fellow guardsman was identified as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who was taken into custody following the attack.

Per Breitbart News:

According to U.S. Attorney fo

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