Courtesy: CBS

One of the two West Virginia National Guard members who was wounded Wednesday in what authorities described as an ambush-style shooting in Washington, D.C., is “fighting for his life,” President Trump said Thursday, after announcing the other Guard member who was shot had died.

Mr. Trump told reporters Thursday evening that 20-year-old Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died in the hospital.

“Right now I heard that Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023, outstanding in every way, she has just passed away,” Mr. Trump said.

The West Virginia National Guard confirmed in a statement that she died at MedStar Washington Hospital “as a result of wounds incurred during th

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