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President Trump announced on the weekend that he has extended an invitation the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to visit the White House.

He mentioned that he conversed with her family and they were “devastated”.

Background on the Devastating Shooting

Soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was fatally shot in a attack on last Wednesday in the nation's capital.

Her comrade, Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four years old, is still in the hospital in critical condition.

Memorials across the state have taken place in their remembrance.

White House Offer

The commander-in-chief explained he’s proposed a visit to the White House for the families of both individuals of the state National Guard.

“I told them: ‘When you’re prepared, because that’s a tough thing, come to the White House. We’re going to honor her,” Trump told journalists. “And in the same way with him, no matter the outcome.”

Public Support

Attendees assembled over the weekend at a local school in the state to remember Sarah.

Both she and Wolfe had been working with the state guard as part of Trump’s national effort to aid law enforcement in the capital.

Honoring Beckstrom

“Sarah was the kind of student that instructors hoped for. She carried herself with calm resilience, a contagious smile and a upbeat demeanor that lifted those around her,” Jarrod Hankins, the head of her alma mater, told the Associated Press. “She was caring, compassionate and always ready to support those in need.”

Service details for Beckstrom are still being arranged.

Legal Measures and Policy Changes

Officials have accused a 29-year-old suspect with a charge of first-degree murder and two counts of violent assault while carrying a weapon.

The event prompted the government to suspend asylum applications and temporarily stop providing entry permits to holders of passports from Afghanistan.

Condition of Wolfe

The airman, a native of Martinsburg, began his service in February 2019 and is a graduate of his local high school, as reported by the AP.

He is still undergoing care and is “fighting for his life”, West Virginia governor the governor mentioned on television.

Attorney general Pam Bondi told the program that she aimed to meet with his relatives.

Legacy of Sarah Beckstrom

Sarah, from her hometown, graduated from Webster County High in 2023 and enlisted soon after, serving as a law enforcement officer with honor, as stated by the state guard.

“She had a lot of goodness and she certainly had fortitude,” he informed the gathering at the service. “Though her life lasted far too short, she has created a legacy that’s going to be remembered always.”