Father of fallen National Guard member calls her death a 'horrible tragedy' in heartbreaking post

Gary Beckstrom, the begetter of West Virginia National Guard subordinate Sarah Beckstrom, noted successful a heartbreaking Facebook station connected Thursday that his girl had died.

"My babe miss has passed to glory. If I don't speech to you don't beryllium offend [sic] this has been a horrible tragedy," helium wrote.

Afghan nationalist Rahmanullah Lakanwal is simply a fishy successful the shooting that killed Beckstrom and injured chap Guard subordinate Andrew Wolfe successful Washingon, D.C. connected Wednesday.

VICTIMS IDENTIFIED IN NATIONAL GUARD SHOOTING AS INVESTIGATION INTO AFGHAN NATIONAL SUSPECT RAMPS UP

National Guard members Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were changeable successful Washington, D.C., connected Wednesday.  ( )

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem noted Wednesday successful a station connected X, "The fishy who changeable our brave National Guardsmen is an Afghan nationalist who was 1 of the galore unvetted, wide paroled into the United States nether Operation Allies Welcome connected September 8, 2021, nether the Biden Administration." 

President Donald Trump referred to the perpetrator arsenic a "monster" during remarks connected Thursday, noting that helium was "in superior condition."

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER SARAH BECKSTROM DEAD AFTER DC SHOOTING: ‘HIGHLY RESPECTED’

President Donald Trump participates successful a telephone with U.S. work members from his Mar-a-Lago nine successful Florida connected Thanksgiving Day connected Nov. 27, 2025, successful Palm Beach, Florida. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Trump noted connected Thursday that Beckstrom had died portion the different unfortunate was "fighting for his life."

A Thursday property merchandise stated that "At astir 2:15 p.m., connected November 26, 2025, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, assigned to the Force Support Squadron, 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, and U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, 111th Engineer Brigade, West Virginia Army National Guard, were wounded successful a shooting adjacent the Farragut Square Metro Station successful Washington, D.C."

WHO IS THE DC NATIONAL GUARDSMEN SHOOTING SUSPECT? WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AFGHAN NATIONAL RAHMANULLAH LAKANWAL

Undated record photograph of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the fishy successful the shooting of  two National Guard soldiers successful Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2025. (Provided by Department of Justice)

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"All we request close present are prayers for my son," a antheral astatine Wolfe's household location informed a reporter, according to the New York Times.