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Second National Guard member wounded in suspected terror shooting in DC ID’d as Sarah Beckstrom



The second West Virginia National Guard member critically wounded in a cowardly ambush by an Afhgan refugee Wednesday has been identified as a newly sworn-in soldier.

National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom was critically wounded in Wednesday’s shooting.
Suspected gunman Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US during the chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, authorities said. FBI
Officials give an update on the shooting with posters of the victims and the suspect. REUTERS

The brave guardsman was identified as 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said at a Thursday press conference.

The second guardsman was previously identified as 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe.

“Both Sarah and Andrew were sworn in less than 24 hours before they were shot on the street in Washington,” Pirro revealed.

Both have undergone surgery and are in critical condition.

They sustained the life-threatening injuries when Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, allegedly opened fire near the Farragut West Metro Station in Northwest DC in what’s being probed as a possible terrorist attack.

“They received the finest medical care. Their families are with them now. They are critical — I think you understand the meaning of that. It’s not clear how this is going to end up. But let me be perfectly clear about how it will end up in this office — if one of them is to pass, and God forbid that happens, this is a murder one. Period. End of the story,” said Pirro.

We are praying on a day like today when families come together in America and they hold hands around the Thanksgiving table. I beg you, I beseech you to play, to pray for these two young people that they survive.”

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