US EditionNational Guard Members Shot in Washington, DC, Identified as Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, US Attorney Says
The suspect, an Afghan national admitted under Operation Allies Welcome in 2021, faces multiple charges including terrorism after ambushing two West Virginia Guardsmen near the White House.
- On Nov. 26, 2025, two West Virginia National Guard members were shot near the White House, identified as Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24.
- According to multiple reports, the suspect arrived in the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome in 2021 and previously worked with U.S. personnel in Kandahar before settling in Washington state.
- Security video showed the attacker opened fire immediately, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Lakanwal drove cross-country with a.357 Smith & Wesson revolver and faces assault with intent to kill while armed charges.
- Following the attack, the administration quickly increased Guard deployments to Washington, D.C., ordering 500 additional National Guard troops despite a federal judge's ruling delaying enforcement until December 11.
- The administration announced reviews and paused processing for Afghan nationals after the shooting, with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services halting Afghan asylum requests indefinitely and President Donald Trump saying `This attack underscores the single greatest national security threat facing our nation`.
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Members of the National Guard deployed in the nation's capital gather near the area of a shooting two blocks from the White House on Nov. 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Days after a shooting that left one member of the West Virginia National Guard dead and another hospitalized in Washington, D.C., U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she believes troops from West Virginia should remain in the city only o…
The FBI is investigating a suspected terrorist act after two National Guardsmen, Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were shot in Washington, D.C. The suspected shooter is 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal – an Afghan national who previously worked for the Afghan intelligence service.
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