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President Trump announced on the weekend that he has invited the relatives of a Guard member fatally shot last week to come to the presidential home.

He added that he contacted her parents and they were “devastated”.

Details on the Heartbreaking Shooting

Specialist Beckstrom, 20, was lost her life in a attack on last Wednesday in DC.

Her comrade, Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four years old, remains hospitalized in grave state.

Memorials across West Virginia have occurred in their honor.

Presidential Call

The commander-in-chief stated he’s discussed a meeting at the presidential residence for the loved ones of both soldiers of the West Virginia National Guard.

“I told them: ‘When you’re ready, because that’s a difficult moment, come to the White House. We’re going to honor her,” the president told the press. “And similarly with Andrew, no matter the outcome.”

Public Reaction

Mourners assembled over the weekend at Webster County high school in the state to pay respects to Sarah.

Both the soldiers had been fulfilling duties with the military unit as part of Trump’s national effort to aid law enforcement in the capital.

Remembering the Soldier

“She was the type of pupil that educators wished for. She carried herself with inner fortitude, a contagious smile and a positive energy that inspired those around her,” Hankins, the leader of her previous school, told the press. “She was caring, compassionate and always ready to assist people.”

Funeral details for Beckstrom are still being arranged.

Judicial Actions and Policy Adjustments

Law enforcement have charged a 29-year-old suspect with one count of homicide and charges of attempted murder while carrying a weapon.

The incident prompted the administration to pause asylum applications and cease granting entry permits to possessors of Afghan passports.

Status of Wolfe

Andrew Wolfe, a resident of Martinsburg, enlisted in 2019 and is a 2019 graduate of his local high school, according to the AP.

He remains under medical supervision and is “battling to survive”, West Virginia leader the governor stated on television.

Attorney general the attorney general told Fox News Sunday that she aimed to meet with the family.

Memory of Sarah Beckstrom

Sarah, from her hometown, graduated from Webster County High in 2023 and began her service not long after, serving as a military police officer with honor, as stated by the West Virginia National Guard.

“She had a lot of goodness and she absolutely had courage,” he informed the crowd at the memorial. “Though her life ended too soon, she has made an impact that’s going to last forever.”