One of the two members of the National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C. , on Wednesday has died, U.S. President Donald Trump announced .

Trump said Thursday that Specialist Sarah Beckstrom had died from her injuries and that a second National Guard member, Andrew Wolfe, 24, “is fighting for his life” and “in very bad shape.”

“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person. Started service in June of ’23, outstanding in every way, she’s just passed away,” Trump said in a call to service members from Palm Beach, Fla.

“She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down on us right now,” Trump continued. “Her parents are with her. This just happened. She was savagely attacked. She’s dead. She’s not with us.”

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