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One of two US national guard soldiers shot in a targeted attack near the White House has died.

SUMMARY

One national guard soldier has died and another is critically injured following a shooting near the White House.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Sarah Beckstrom has died from her injuries.
Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe is fighting for his life.

CORE SUBJECT

National guard shooting incident

One of two US national guard soldiers shot in a targeted attack near the White House this week has died, while the second is fighting for his life, Donald Trump has announced.

As part of his Thanksgiving call to US troops late on Thursday, the US president said he had been informed that Sarah Beckstrom, 20, had succumbed to her wounds.

"Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we're talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person ... She's just passed away. She's no longer with us," Trump said in his first live remarks since the shooting on Wednesday.

Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, 24, is 'fighting for his life', Trump said. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

Trump added that the second guard member, Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, 24, was "fighting for his life".

Beckstrom's father had told the New York Times in a phone call earlier in the day that his daughter was unlikely to recover. "I'm holding her hand right now," Gary Beckstrom said. "She has a mortal wound. It's not going to be a recovery."

KEYWORDS

Trump national guard shooting Washington DC

MENTIONED ENTITIES 3

Sarah Beckstrom

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20-year-old national guard soldier who died from her injuries.

Andrew Wolfe

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24-year-old national guard soldier fighting for his life.

Gary Beckstrom