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National Guard attack update: Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died from injuries after DC shooting; Trump calls up 500 more Guard troops

By CP Staff
National Guard soldiers respond to a shooting near the White House on Nov. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. According to reports, two National Guardsmen from West Virginia were shot blocks from the White House. The suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan national who came to the U.S. in 2021 under the Biden administration, is being detained at a local hospital.
National Guard soldiers respond to a shooting near the White House on Nov. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. According to reports, two National Guardsmen from West Virginia were shot blocks from the White House. The suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan national who came to the U.S. in 2021 under the Biden administration, is being detained at a local hospital. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Updated at 7:35 p.m. ET on Nov. 27, 2025: National Guardswoman Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died from injuries she suffered after being shot in an ambush-style attack near the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon. President Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday evening before he made calls to the U.S. military on Thanksgiving and broadcast on C-SPAN. The other National Guardsman is in critical condition and "fighting for his life," the president added. 

Original report:

Two West Virginia National Guard members who were deployed in Washington, D.C., remained in critical condition Thursday after they were shot just blocks from the White House.

The shooting, which took place Wednesday afternoon as family and friends prepared to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, was described by Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser as a targeted attack.

Authorities have arrested a suspect identified as an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021 following the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan, FBI Director Kash Patel announced during a media briefing Thursday morning.

Here’s the latest on the shooting.

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