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Former President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that he has extended an invitation the family of a Guard member tragically killed last week to visit the presidential home.

He mentioned that he contacted her parents and they were “heartbroken”.

Background on the Devastating Shooting

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

Her colleague, US air force staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four years old, continues receiving treatment in grave state.

Memorials across West Virginia have taken place in their remembrance.

Presidential Call

The president said he’s proposed a White House visit for the parents of both soldiers of the state Guard.

“I said: ‘When you’re able, because that’s a hard experience, arrive at the White House. We’re going to pay tribute to her,” the president addressed the press. “And in the same way with Andrew, recover or not.”

Community Support

Mourners gathered over the past few days at a local school in West Virginia to pay respects to Sarah.

Both they had been fulfilling duties with the state guard as part of the president’s federal initiative to support policing efforts in DC.

Paying Tribute to Sarah Beckstrom

“She was the individual that teachers desired. She carried herself with inner fortitude, a contagious smile and a optimistic attitude that inspired people around her,” Jarrod Hankins, the principal of Beckstrom’s previous school, stated to the press. “She was sweet, caring and always ready to assist people.”

Service plans for Sarah are still being arranged.

Judicial Measures and Policy Changes

Law enforcement have indicted a 29-year-old suspect with one count of homicide and two counts of violent assault while armed.

The event led the administration to halt asylum applications and cease issuing visas to possessors of passports from Afghanistan.

Status of Andrew Wolfe

The airman, a native of Martinsburg, started his military career in early 2019 and is a graduate of his local high school, per the news agency.

He remains under medical supervision and is “in a critical fight”, the state’s governor the governor stated on Fox News Channel’s The Sunday Briefing.

The state’s top lawyer Pam Bondi told Fox News Sunday that she planned to visit the family.

Memory of the Fallen Soldier

Beckstrom, from her hometown, completed her education from her high school in June 2023 and began her service not long after, working as a military police officer with excellence, per the state guard.

“She had a lot of kindness and she absolutely had bravery,” the governor addressed the audience at the service. “Though her life ended too soon, she has created a legacy that’s going to be remembered always.”