🔗 Share this article The President Invites Families of Shot National Guard Personnel to White House President Trump announced on the weekend that he has invited the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to attend the executive mansion. He added that he spoke to her family and they were “heartbroken”. Background on the Tragic Incident US army specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was fatally shot in a shooting on Wednesday in DC. Her colleague, Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four years old, is still in the hospital in critical condition. Memorials across West Virginia have taken place in their memory. White House Invitation The president stated he’s talked about a White House visit for the families of both individuals of the state National Guard. “I said: ‘When you’re prepared, because that’s a hard experience, arrive at the White House. We’re going to pay tribute to her,” Trump addressed the press. “And similarly with him, whether he recovers or not.” Community Support Community members came together over the weekend at the high school in West Virginia to remember Beckstrom. Both she and Wolfe had been fulfilling duties with the West Virginia National Guard as part of the president’s federal initiative to assist public safety in the capital. Honoring Sarah Beckstrom “She was the kind of student that teachers hoped for. She conducted herself with quiet strength, a warm expression and a positive energy that lifted people around her,” Hankins, the head of Beckstrom’s previous school, informed the press. “She was caring, compassionate and always eager to support those in need.” Service arrangements for Beckstrom are in the process of planning. Judicial Steps and Government Revisions Authorities have accused a twenty-nine-year-old suspect with one count of homicide and charges of violent assault while armed. The tragedy led the Trump administration to pause asylum applications and cease granting entry permits to owners of Afghan passports. Status of Wolfe Wolfe, a native of the city, began his service in February 2019 and is a graduate of his local high school, per the Associated Press. He continues to receive treatment and is “battling to survive”, West Virginia governor the governor mentioned on Fox News Channel’s The Sunday Briefing. The state’s top lawyer Pam Bondi informed Fox News Sunday that she aimed to visit his relatives. Memory of Beckstrom Beckstrom, from Summersville, graduated from Webster County high school in June 2023 and joined the military shortly after, serving as a military police officer with excellence, per the West Virginia National Guard. “She had a lot of goodness and she certainly had bravery,” the governor addressed the audience at the memorial. “Though her life lasted far too short, she has left a mark that’s going to be remembered always.”