🔗 Share this article The President Invites Loved Ones of Attacked National Guard Members to the White House Former President Donald Trump revealed on the weekend that he has invited the relatives of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to attend the executive mansion. He noted that he conversed with her family and they were “heartbroken”. Background on the Tragic Shooting US army specialist Beckstrom, twenty years old, was killed in a shooting on Wednesday in Washington DC. Her fellow service member, Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still in the hospital in critical condition. Gatherings across West Virginia have taken place in their memory. White House Call The president stated he’s discussed a meeting at the presidential residence for the parents of both members of the West Virginia National Guard. “I stated: ‘When you’re prepared, because that’s a hard experience, come to the White House. We’re going to honor Sarah,” Trump told the press. “And in the same way with him, no matter the outcome.” Community Reaction Community members gathered over the past few days at Webster County high school in West Virginia to honor Beckstrom. Both the soldiers had been working with the West Virginia National Guard as part of Trump’s government program to aid public safety in Washington DC. Honoring Sarah Beckstrom “Sarah was the kind of student that educators hoped for. She behaved with quiet strength, a contagious smile and a upbeat demeanor that encouraged those around her,” Jarrod Hankins, the head of her alma mater, informed the media. “She was sweet, compassionate and always willing to support those in need.” Service details for Beckstrom are yet to be finalized. Legal Steps and Policy Adjustments Officials have charged a 29-year-old individual from Afghanistan with one count of first-degree murder and charges of violent assault while carrying a weapon. The tragedy led the Trump administration to suspend asylum applications and halt providing entry permits to possessors of passports from Afghanistan. Status of Andrew Wolfe Andrew Wolfe, a resident of Martinsburg, enlisted in February 2019 and is a 2019 graduate of Musselman High, as reported by the Associated Press. He continues to receive treatment and is “fighting for his life”, the state’s governor Patrick Morrisey said on television. Attorney general Pam Bondi told Fox News Sunday that she planned to visit Wolfe’s family. Legacy of Beckstrom Beckstrom, from Summersville, completed her education from Webster County high school in mid-2023 and joined the military shortly after, working as a law enforcement officer with excellence, according to the West Virginia National Guard. “She had a lot of compassion and she certainly had courage,” Morrisey informed the crowd at the vigil. “Though her life lasted far too short, she has created a legacy that’s going to last forever.”