Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24 were hospitalized in critical condition after the Wednesday afternoon shooting. Trump announced Thursday evening that Beckstrom had died. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office said the charges against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, described at a news conference in Washington what investigators know about the shooting of two National Guard members on the day before Thanksgiving. | NBC News

On behalf of Maj. Gen. Jim Seward: "In the wake of the brutal shooting of SSgt Andrew Wolfe and SPC Sarah Beckstrom, Governor Morrisey and I have been in the District of Columbia to lend support to their families and our West Virginia National Guardsmen still on duty safeguarding the citizens of the District. We are overwhelmed at the outpouring of support from the President, senior government and military officials, National Guardsmen from other states, communities in West Virginia, and private

Soldiers and Airmen from the West Virginia and District of Columbia National Guard compete in the West Virginia National Guard Best Warrior Competition held April 21-23, 2023, at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia. Best Warrior is an annual event where participants compete in a series of warrior training tasks including weapons proficiency on the M4 rifle, 9mm pistol, land navigation, physical fitness, combat first aid, tactical movements, communications, and professional development activit