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D.C. Shooting Live Updates: Father Of National Guard Member Says She Has ‘Mortal Wound,’ Report Says
The suspect overstayed his visa after the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal; FBI investigates the shooting as terrorism with 500 more National Guard members deployed to DC.
- On Thursday, Gary Beckstrom, father, told The New York Times that Sarah Beckstrom, 20-year-old National Guard member, suffered a mortal wound and is not expected to recover; she and Andrew Wolfe, 24, Guardsman, were the two victims.
- Both Guardsmen had been deployed to Washington, D.C., since August when President Donald Trump sent troops to crack down on crime, and the shooting occurred around 3:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at a subway station a few blocks from the White House.
- The suspected shooter is identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the U.S. on a visa after the 2021 withdrawal and overstayed, while federal agents probe his communications with individuals in Afghanistan.
- Trump and Pete Hegseth said they would send 500 more National Guard members to D.C., with President Donald Trump calling Rahmanullah Lakanwal `animal` who will `pay a very steep price`.
- Federal investigators have opened a terrorism probe, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Thursday, while Sergeant Andrew Wolfe's family asked for prayers and declined further comment.
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