National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom dies after shooting near White House
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Sarah Beckstrom was a patriot and that her sacrifice “will never be forgotten.”
“Lord, grant Sarah’s family strength, healing, and comfort,” Bongino wrote in a post on X. “She led a life of patriotism, service and sacrifice, and we will not rest until we bring the hand of justice to her attacker,” he continued. “Her sacrifice will never be forgotten.”
Attorney General Bondi seeking death penalty for suspect
Attorney General Bondi told Fox News on Thursday that they will seek the death penalty against the suspect. She called him a “monster who should not have been in our country”.
Jeanine Pirro said the gunman was armed with a .357 Smith and Wesson revolver. He allegedly opened fire on Wolfe and Beckstrom “without provocation, ambush style.”
“One guardsmen is struck, goes down, and then the shooter leans over and strikes the guardsman again. Another guardsmen is struck several times,” she said. “Fellow guardsmen who were there responded immediately, engaging the suspect, neutralizing the threat, and subduing him at the scene.”
Rest in peace, Sarah Beckstrom. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family.
