National Guard shooting suspect to be charged with murder

The suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members will be charged with first-degree murder, U.S.

The suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members will be charged with first-degree murder, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Friday following one of the soldiers’ death.

“There are certainly many more charges to come, but we are upgrading the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree,” Pirro said in an interview on Fox News.

As of Friday morning, no charges had been filed against the suspect in federal court or in D.C. Superior Court, according to court records. Previously, Pirro said the suspect would be charged with three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.

National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died on Thanksgiving Day; she was one of two National Guard members who were shot on Wednesday near the Farragut Square Metro station in Washington, D.C.

The other guard member, 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe, remains hospitalized.