Horrific Crime
Second National Guard Member, Shot Yesterday, Identified
Shocking White House Attack: West Virginia Guards Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, Critically Wounded in Targeted Shooting; Afghan Suspect in Custody as Trump Deploys More Troops and Probes Refugee Vetting.
Two West Virginia National Guard members, identified as 20-year-old Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and 24-year-old Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, were shot and critically wounded in a targeted attack near the White House in Washington, D.C., on November 26, 2025.
The incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. near Farragut West Metro station, blocks from the White House, while the pair was on high-visibility patrols as part of a 2,000-strong Guard deployment ordered by President Trump for enhanced capital security.
Wolfe, from Inwood, West Virginia, and a Musselman High School graduate, was shot after the attacker allegedly disarmed and fired Beckstrom's service weapon at him.
Beckstrom, 20, was hit multiple times first. A third Guard member returned fire, wounding the suspect. Both victims remain in critical condition at local hospitals, with initial erroneous reports of their deaths corrected by officials.The suspect, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome and was granted asylum in 2025, drove cross-country from Bellingham, Washington, before the assault.
The FBI is probing it as potential terrorism, though no motive or links to organizations have been established. In response, Trump ordered 500 more Guard troops to D.C. and a review of Afghan refugee programs.