Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, has been charged with her death..
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Dec. 4 in memory of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom, who was fatally shot on Nov. 26, a few blocks from the White House.
“As a mark of respect for the memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, West Virginia Army National Guard, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, December 4, 2025,” the presidential proclamation stated.
“I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.”
Trump said he has invited Beckstrom’s family to the White House.
Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, has been charged with her death and is facing a first-degree murder charge.
He has also been charged with shooting National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe, 24, as well as assault with intent to kill while armed and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Lakanwal, who came to the nation’s capital from Washington state, made a virtual court appearance from his hospital bed on Dec. 2, as he was injured in a shootout with the National Guard after he attacked Beckstrom and Wolfe. A lawyer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
Lakanwal was ordered to be held without bond.
