A tragic ambush near the White House claimed the life of U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, from Summersville, West Virginia, on Thursday, November 27, 2025, just a day after she and fellow West Virginia National Guardsman U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were shot while on patrol in downtown Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump, speaking from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida during a Thanksgiving call with service members, confirmed Beckstrom’s death, describing her as a “highly respected, young, magnificent person” who had enlisted in June 2023 and volunteered for duty so others could spend the holiday at home. Wolfe, who joined the Guard in February 2019 and had earned multiple service medals, underwent surgery but remains in critical condition, with Trump stating he is “fighting for his life.”