Female National Guard member not expected to recover from shooting attack: report

The father of Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard members shot Wednesday in Washington, D.C., said his daughter was unlikely to recover. 

“I’m holding her hand right now,” father Gary Beckstrom said Thursday when reached by phone, according to The New York Times. “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.” 

The other wounded Guardsman, Andrew Wolfe, also remains in critical condition.  

They were shot near the White House at about 2:15 p.m. Thursday. 

The suspected shooter has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national.