‘It’s just heart wrenching’: Locals pay respects at makeshift memorial for fallen National Guard member

Flowers, flags, military challenge coins and stuffed animals were just some of the items that have left outside of the makeshift memorial honoring Specialist Sarah Beckstrom in Downtown D.C.

The memorial is outside the Farragut West Metro station, where police say the 20-year-old, along with fellow West Virginia National Guard member Andrew Wolfe, were allegedly shot by suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal.

WTOP spoke to some of those who visited the makeshift memorial at the intersection of 17th and I streets NW…

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