"WASHINGTON (AP) - The brazen daytime shooting of two National Guard members in the nation's capital by a man authorities identified as an Afghan national has raised multiple questions. Officials have released the name of the suspect, who is in custody, and the names of the two Guard members who were shot, one fatally. But the suspect's motive for the attack is not yet clear."
"President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, had died from her injuries in Wednesday's shooting. Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remained hospitalized in critical condition. They were deployed with the West Virginia National Guard to the nation's capital as part of President Donald Trump's crime-fighting mission that involved taking over the local police department. There were nearly 2,200 Guard members from various states in D.C. for the mission."
Two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C.; Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died from her injuries and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains hospitalized in critical condition. The suspect, identified as an Afghan national, is in custody but authorities have not determined a motive. Both soldiers were deployed from the West Virginia National Guard as part of President Donald Trump's crime-fighting mission in the capital, with nearly 2,200 Guard members from various states present. Beckstrom enlisted in June 2023 and served as a military police officer. Wolfe entered service in February 2019.
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