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Nov. 27, 2025, 4:54 PM ESTBy David K. LiThe son of famed singer-songwriter Jackson Browne “was found unresponsive in his home” and died, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer disclosed on Wednesday.The 77-year-old “Running on Empty” artist did not reveal any details about how 52-year-old Ethan Browne died on Tuesday.”It is with deep sorrow that we share that on the morning of November 25, 2025, Ethan Browne, the son of Jackson Browne and Phyllis Major, was found unresponsive in his home and has passed away,” the mourning father said in statement.”We ask for privacy and respect for the family during this difficult time. No further details are available at this moment.”Phyllis Major, Ethan Browne’s mother and Jackson Browne’s first wife, died in 1976.The musician’s son dabbled in acting and modeling, with screen credits for Kate Hudson’s 2004 film “Raising Helen,” Angelina Jolie’s 1995 computer thriller “Hackers” and more recently the TV series “Birds of Prey,” according to his IMDB profile.A young Browne graced the cover of Rolling Stone not long after his birth. In a 2021 interview with Route magazine, Jackson Browne said being a father was a “main focus” after Major’s death but admitted to “mistakes I’ve made as a parent.” “It was my main focus,” he said. “I only had two things that I hoped I could fit together: being a songwriter and a father. And I looked at it like this, if I have to only be a father, I hope I’ll know it, and just do that. But life’s not like that and you don’t get a notice in the mail saying you’re blowing it as a parent. You think you have the advice and the help you need, and sometimes you don’t, or you don’t heed it.””The mistakes I’ve made as a parent are still with me. I think about them fairly often,” he continued. “It’s not that you’re not trying the whole time. It’s not that I wasn’t trying then. You’re just distracted by other things and some things don’t occur to you. Or maybe you ignore advice that you should have taken, because you’re overconfident.”David K. LiSenior Breaking News Reporter

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Nov. 27, 2025, 5:27 PM ESTBy Minyvonne BurkeThe two National Guard members shot in a “targeted” ambush shooting Wednesday afternoon, just blocks from the White House in D.C., were identified as Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe.They are both from the West Virginia National Guard, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, said at a Thursday news conference. Beckstrom and Wolfe were serving on the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Mission when they were shot around 2:15 p.m., the West Virginia National Guard said in a news release. The shooting occurred less than 24 hours after they were deputized to maintain their status to conduct presence patrols, said a spokesperson for the joint task force investigating the shooting. They are currently hospitalized in critical condition. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was also shot and taken to a hospital. He faces three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.Wolfe, 24, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, entered service on Feb. 5, 2019, the joint task force release states. He is a U.S. Air Force staff sergeant assigned to the Force Support Squadron, 167th Airlift Wing. Beckstrom, 20, of Webster Springs, West Virginia, entered service on June 26, 2023. She is assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, the 111th Engineer Brigade and is a U.S. Army specialist. The National Guard said that they had been deployed to D.C. since August after President Donald Trump ordered troops to the city as part of his crackdown on crime. Beckstrom’s father told The New York Times that she has a “mortal wound” and likely won’t recover. “I’m holding her hand right now,” Gary Beckstrom said. “It’s not going to be a recovery.” Beckstrom’s family did not immediately respond to NBC News requests for comment. Jason Wolfe, Wolfe’s father, declined to comment, but added “just pray for my son.”Minyvonne BurkeMinyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.
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