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D.C. Shooting: What We Know About the National Guard Victims
The father of one of the West Virginia National Guard members said his daughter had a “mortal wound.” A man at the other member’s home asked for prayers for his son.
by https://www.nytimes.com/by/christina-morales, https://www.nytimes.com/by/bernard-mokam · NY TimesTwo members of the West Virginia National Guard remained in critical condition in a hospital on Thursday, officials said, a day after they were ambushed just a few blocks from the White House.
Officials identified the Guard members as U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, and U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20.
Sergeant Wolfe, of Martinsburg, W.Va., entered the service on Feb. 5, 2019, and was assigned to the Force Support Squadron, 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard.
Specialist Beckstrom, of Summersville, W.Va., started her service on June 6, 2023, and was assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, 111th Engineer Brigade of the West Virginia Army National Guard.
Both had been deployed to Washington since August, when President Trump ordered troops to the capital as part of what his administration described as a crackdown on crime.
“All we need right now are prayers for my son,” a man at Sergeant Wolfe’s family home told a reporter. He declined to speak more.
Specialist Beckstrom’s father said his daughter was unlikely to recover. “I’m holding her hand right now,” Gary Beckstrom said when reached by phone. “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.” He declined to speak further.