🔗 Share this article Trump Calls Loved Ones of Attacked Guard Personnel to White House Former President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he has asked the loved ones of a National Guard member tragically killed last week to come to the presidential home. He added that he spoke to her parents and they were “devastated”. Background on the Heartbreaking Shooting US army specialist Sarah Beckstrom, twenty years old, was fatally shot in a attack on last Wednesday in the nation's capital. Her colleague, Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four years old, continues receiving treatment in critical condition. Memorials across the state have occurred in their memory. White House Invitation The president explained he’s talked about a meeting at the presidential residence for the loved ones of both soldiers of the state National Guard. “I said: ‘When you’re ready, because that’s a hard experience, visit the White House. We’re going to recognize her,” the president informed the press. “And likewise with Andrew, whether he recovers or not.” Community Response Attendees assembled over the weekend at a local school in West Virginia to honor Sarah. Both the soldiers had been serving with the military unit as part of Trump’s national effort to assist law enforcement in the capital. Honoring Beckstrom “She was the kind of student that educators hoped for. She behaved with calm resilience, a contagious smile and a positive energy that encouraged those around her,” the principal, the principal of her alma mater, stated to the Associated Press. “She was kind, caring and always ready to help others.” Memorial details for Beckstrom are yet to be finalized. Legal Steps and Policy Revisions Officials have charged a 29-year-old individual from Afghanistan with a charge of murder and two counts of violent assault while armed. The event prompted the government to halt asylum processing and cease providing visas to owners of Afghan passports. Condition of Wolfe Andrew Wolfe, a resident of the city, enlisted in February 2019 and is a 2019 graduate of his local high school, according to the Associated Press. He remains under medical supervision and is “battling to survive”, the state’s leader Patrick Morrisey mentioned on Fox News Channel’s The Sunday Briefing. Attorney general Pam Bondi informed the program that she also intended to meet with Wolfe’s family. Memory of the Fallen Soldier Beckstrom, from her hometown, graduated from Webster County high school in 2023 and began her service not long after, serving as a military police officer with distinction, per the military. “She had a lot of compassion and she absolutely had courage,” Morrisey told the audience at the vigil. “Though her time was cut short, she has created a legacy that’s going to endure.”