Newly sworn-in National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom identified as second victim in DC ambush

Nov 27, 2025, 11:10 AM

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Newly sworn-in National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom identified as second victim in DC ambush

The second West Virginia National Guard member critically wounded in a cowardly ambush by an Afghan refugee on Wednesday has been identified as a newly sworn-in soldier.

The brave guardsman was identified as 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said at a Thursday press conference.

National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom was critically wounded in Wednesday’s shooting.

Suspected gunman Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US during the chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, authorities said.FBI

The second guardsman was previously identified as 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe.

“Both Sarah and Andrew were sworn in less than 24 hours before they were shot on the street in Washington,” Pirro revealed.

Both have undergone surgery and are in critical condition.

They sustained the life-threatening injuries when Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, allegedly opened fire near the Farragut West Metro Station in Northwest DC in what’s being probed as a possible terrorist attack.

Sarah Anderson