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, overstayed his visa, prompting a federal security and immigration review after the attack, officials said.
- Two West Virginia National Guard members, Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were critically shot near the White House on Thanksgiving eve.
- The suspect has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghan national who moved to the U.S. in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome.
- The shooting has raised security concerns in the nation's capital, leading to the deployment of an additional 500 National Guard members to D.C.
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Two Newly Sworn-In Soldiers Shot in Suspected Terror Attack
Source: The Washington Post / Getty WASHINGTON — Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot near the White House on Wednesday in what officials say could have been an act of terrorism. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, had only been sworn in the day before. Both were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said that 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal drove…
The Officers Injured in the Shooting in Washington, d.c., Are Two Young People Aged 20 and 24 Years.
Authorities reported that National Guard agents injured yesterday in a shooting in Washington D.C. are Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24.
National Guard members shot in Washington identified as Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe
National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., are identified as Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24.Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said at a Thursday news briefing that the guard members were hospitalized in critical condition after Wednesday afternoon’s shooting.
JUST IN: National Guardsmen Identified as Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe - Jeanine Pirro: Both Sworn-In "Less Than 24 Hours Before They Were Shot"
The two National Guardsmen who were critically injured in Wednesday’s terrorist attack have been identified as a male, age 24, and a female, 20.
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