Trump says National Guard’s Sarah Beckstrom has died after DC shooting
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US president says second National Guard member ‘fighting for his life’ after attack a day earlier in Washington, DC.
United States President Donald Trump has said one of two National Guard troops shot a day earlier near the White House has died, while the other soldier is “fighting for his life”.
Trump said on Thursday evening that West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom died from wounds sustained in the double shooting on Wednesday, a short distance from the White House, after being ambushed.
President Trump hailed 20-year-old Beckstrom as a “highly respected, young, magnificent person”.
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