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Gary Beckstrom, the father of West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, noted in a heartbreaking Facebook post on Thursday that his daughter had died.
A Thursday press release stated that “At approximately 2:15 p.m., on 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 in a shooting near the Farragut Square Metro Station in Washington, D.C.”
Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal is a suspect in the shooting that killed Beckstrom and injured fellow Guard member Andrew Wolfe in Washingon, D.C. on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump referred to the perpetrator as a “monster” during remarks on Thursday, noting that he was “in serious condition.”
Trump announcedThursday that Beckstrom had died.
Beckstrom’s father posted a message on social media after she passed.
“My baby girl has passed to glory. If I don’t talk to you don’t be offend [sic] this has been a horrible tragedy,” he wrote.
🚨 JUST IN: WV National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom's father, Gary, after his daughter's killing by an Afghan national 💔
"My baby girl has passed to glory. If I don't talk to you don't be offend this has been a horrible tragedy."
Pray for the whole family and for SWIFT… pic.twitter.com/dOP3aZBl8g
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 28, 2025
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