President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the suspect, who had worked with the CIA in his native country, a "savage monster." As part of a Thanksgiving call with U.S. troops, Trump announced that he had just learned that Specialist Sarah Beckstrom,
An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence at a time when the presence of troops in the nation's capital and other cities around the country has become a political flashpoint. FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said the
Two US National Guard soldiers were shot and killed on Wednesday two blocks from the White House and police said a suspect had been taken into custody. "Please join me in praying for the two National Guardsmen who were just shot moments ago in Washington DC," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on X. An AFP reporter near the scene said she