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ificandream

(11,586 posts)
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 02:17 PM Thursday

DC National Guard Shooting Victim Has Mortal Wound, Says Father

Source: Newsweek

By Gabe Whisnant
Breaking News Editor

The father of National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, who was critically wounded in Wednesday's attack in Washington, D.C., said Thursday that his daughter is not expected to survive, The New York Times reported.

“I’m holding her hand right now,” Gary Beckstrom told the newspaper about his 20-year-old daughter, a Specialist in the National Guard. “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi previously spoke about Beckstrom in an interview with Fox News, without naming her, saying: "She volunteered to work on Thanksgiving—working today, as did many other guardsmen and women so that other people could be at home with their families. Yet now their families are in hospital rooms with them, while they are fighting for their lives," she added. "Everyone just pray today for these two soldiers."

Another wounded Guard member, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, is in critical condition, officials said.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/dc-national-guard-shooting-sarah-beckstrom-mortal-wound-11122860



Link to NY Times story: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/27/us/national-guard-shooting-dc
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DC National Guard Shooting Victim Has Mortal Wound, Says Father (Original Post) ificandream Thursday OP
It was likely a stunt that this regime pulled. pandr32 Thursday #1
Ridiculous. onenote Thursday #3
Agree with you 100%, But i'm betting TSF will take full advantage of this to bluestarone Thursday #5
I agree with you 100%. Gimpyknee Thursday #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Gimpyknee Thursday #9
The traitor has pulled this before. pandr32 Yesterday #11
This message was self-deleted by its author GJGCA Thursday #2
This is 100% on Trump ... there was zero need for her to be in D.C. or any other National Guard troops too. Botany Thursday #4
R-I-P ... she died 🙏 nt Raine Thursday #6
I am glad family was able to be with her durin these final moments. riversedge Thursday #7
Oh, no! CBHagman Thursday #10

pandr32

(13,666 posts)
1. It was likely a stunt that this regime pulled.
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 02:34 PM
Thursday

Instead of sending the National Guard home as legally ordered, the asshat regime likely arranged this in order to create premise to order more troops and defy the court.

onenote

(45,892 posts)
3. Ridiculous.
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 04:11 PM
Thursday

Tell me exactly how they "arranged" this.

The lack of logic displayed by some posters is stunning sometimes

bluestarone

(20,898 posts)
5. Agree with you 100%, But i'm betting TSF will take full advantage of this to
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 05:14 PM
Thursday

DESTROY our country!

Gimpyknee

(983 posts)
8. I agree with you 100%.
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 10:50 PM
Thursday

However, when I’ve made similar responses I get warnings and my postings are removed.

Response to onenote (Reply #3)

pandr32

(13,666 posts)
11. The traitor has pulled this before.
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 11:14 AM
Yesterday

It turns out the shooter was was CIA connected and given asylum by the orange monster.

Response to ificandream (Original post)

Botany

(76,008 posts)
4. This is 100% on Trump ... there was zero need for her to be in D.C. or any other National Guard troops too.
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 04:24 PM
Thursday

She should have been @ home in West Virginia for the Holidays not in Washington D.C. where
some kind of Jack Wagon saw her and her uniform as something to lash out @ to make the
devils in his brain to be quiet.

Is Trump so sick that he will go to her funeral?

Both of the W.V. Guardsmen had been sworn in less than 24 hours before they were shot.

https://www.newsweek.com/dc-national-guard-shooting-sarah-beckstrom-mortal-wound-11122860

CBHagman

(17,393 posts)
10. Oh, no!
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 11:39 PM
Thursday

I am so sorry to hear that.

And I agree with the post above: These members of the Guard should never have been in D.C.

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