The shooting that erupted just steps away from the White House on Wednesday afternoon did far more than interrupt a routine day in Washington, D.C. — it sent a deep shockwave through the nation.
What should have been an ordinary patrol assignment for two newly sworn-in National Guard members instead turned into a national tragedy, leaving families devastated, communities grieving, and citizens searching desperately for answers.
The young Guardsmen — 20-year-old Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and 24-year-old Staff Sergeant…
