India, Nov. 28 -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that one of the two National Guard troops shot a day earlier near the White House has died, while the other soldier is "fighting for his life."

The deceased, Sarah Beckstrom (20), along with fellow National Guard member Andrew Wolfe (24) were on patrol only blocks away from the White House when a gunman opened fire on them on November 26. Trump was not present in the White House at the time.

The shooter has been identified as Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the US in 2021. Trump has described the shooting as a "terrorist attack".

Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, said the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, drove across the country...