West Virginia National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom Laid to Rest After D.C. Terrorism-Related Shooting
West Virginia National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed in a terrorism-related shooting near the White House. She received full military honors; Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces murder charges.
Overview
West Virginia National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was laid to rest with full military honors in Grafton after being killed in a terrorism-related shooting in Washington, D.C.
Officer Beckstrom, an honors graduate, was ambushed and shot on November 26 while patrolling a subway station near the White House, dying on Thanksgiving.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with Beckstrom's death and pleaded not guilty remotely.
Lakanwal faces multiple charges, including assault with intent to kill. He was shot during the confrontation before pleading not guilty remotely on December 2.
Beckstrom was part of the 863rd Military Police Company, deployed to Washington in August to assist President Trump's crime crackdown efforts in the capital.
Analysis
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