Trump says one of National Guard members shot in Washington DC has died

One of the National Guard members shot in Washington DC on Wednesday has died from her injuries, Donald Trump has said.

The US president said 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom had “just passed away” and called her a “highly respected” and “magnificent person”.

The other person who was shot, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is in a critical condition.

The suspected gunman, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is in a serious condition, Mr Trump added.

Lakanwal is said to have worked in a CIA-backed Afghan army unit in his home country before successfully getting asylum in America this year.

Ms Beckstrom, from West Virginia, had been deployed as part of the president’s plan to clamp down on what he says are high levels of crime in some US cities.

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