During a Thursday press conference, D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro shared that the two Guardsmen “were sworn in less than 24 hours before they were shot on the street in Washington.”
Both were rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Specialist Beckstrom’s father, Gary Beckstrom, broke the devastating news to The New York Times, saying: “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.”
Hours later, during his Thanksgiving call with U.S. troops, President Donald Trump told service members that he had just been informed Beckstrom had died, while Staff Sergeant Wolfe continued to fight for his life.
“She’s just passed away,” Trump said. “She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down at us right now. Her parents are with her.”
“I love West Virginia..”
The president went on to call Beckstrom “an incredible person, outstanding in every single way.”
The suspected gunman, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, reportedly served in a CIA-backed Afghan military unit before immigrating to the U.S., according to sources who spoke with the Associated Press.
When asked whether he planned to attend Beckstrom’s funeral, Trump responded: “It is certainly something I could conceive of.”
He added, “I love West Virginia, and I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.”
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