President Trump Announces That National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom Has Passed Away After D.C. Terrorist Attack

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Just heartbreaking news.

Moments ago, President Donald Trump announced that Sarah Beckstrom, one of two members of the National Guard who were shot in a terrorist attack on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., has tragically passed away from her injuries.

U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro shared a little bit of background on Beckstrom on X:

Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom of the National Guard — a hero who volunteered to serve DC on Thanksgiving for people she never met and gave the ultimate sacrifice. May she rest in peace. It is now time to avenge her death and secure justice.

Beckstrom was just 20 years old.

Earlier, we reported on how Ms. Beckstrom’s father, Gary, had shared with the New York Times that his daughter had suffered a mortal wound and was not expected to survive:

The father of Sarah Beckstrom, one of the wounded National Guard members, said his daughter was unlikely to recover. “I’m holding her hand right now,” Gary Beckstrom said when reached by phone. “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.” He declined to talk further. Beckstrom and the other wounded Guard soldier, Andrew Wolfe, are in critical condition, officials have said.

The newspaper also noted that though Wolfe’s family has not given any interviews, someone who was at the house told reporters that they were asking for prayers.

Please remember to keep the victims and their families in your thoughts and prayers. Just an incredibly difficult time for them, and to have it happen during the holidays just makes it all the more painful and senseless.

[H/T Red State]



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