Sarah Beckstrom was just 20 years old. May God keep her.
The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is an Afghan national who worked with the CIA there. He came to the U.S. in 2021 under the Biden administration. He was granted asylum in April, 2025 by Trump.
Trump put Sarah in harm's way with his provocative, political stunt, "Operation DC Safe and Beautiful", deploying National Guards from red states after seeing homeless people and litter from his limousine on the way to play golf. Lakanwal lived in Washington state and reportedly came all the way to the Capitol to carry out the shootings.