President Donald Trump announced on a call with servicemembers that National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom has died from her injuries after she was shot in a Washington DC ‘terror attack.’

The 20-year-old was ambushed alongside fellow West Virginia National Guard member Andrew Wolfe while on duty near the White House on Wednesday night.

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Afghan suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is currently in custody while hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds allegedly sustained in the shootout.

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Suspect Lakanwal arrived in America in 2021 as part of the disastrous US withdrawal in Afghanistan after serving as an ally of Special Forces troops in his CIA-backed ‘Zero Unit.’

He applied for asylum in 2024 after his temporary visa lapsed, and in April 2025, it was granted by the Trump administration.

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On Thursday, a longtime friend shared details about Lakanwal’s mental health battle struggling with the horrors he saw and violence he carried out as part of his duty within the unit.

‘When he saw blood, bodies, and the wounded, he could not tolerate it,’ the childhood friend told The New York Times.

‘It put a lot of pressure on his mind.’

The father-of-five was part of the elite paramilitary outfit which engaged in combat with the Taliban during the war in Afghanistan, often referred to as a ‘death squad.’

Lakanwal allegedly shot the National Guard soldiers just 800 yards from the White House on Wednesday.

The suspect drove across the country from his home in Bellingham, Washington state, where he lived with his wife and five children near the Canadian border, authorities said.

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