National Guardsman Healing Following Being Shot in the Nation's Capital
A servicemember of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC.
The parents of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" stated West Virginia Governor the governor.
The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, according to the official's statement.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a gunman began shooting in proximity to the presidential residence on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries.
"Our request remains for all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said.
The governor was present at a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a student.
A pastor at the event read a message from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe.
"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by regional media outlets.
"However our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the world."
Earlier in the week, the state official said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was capable of move his toes.
Law enforcement have charged the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and attempted murder.
Before coming to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that worked with American troops in Afghanistan.
The injured airman was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom the former president deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.
In the aftermath of the shooting, Trump said he wanted an additional five hundred National Guard troops sent to the District of Columbia.
The Trump administration has also referenced the attack as a justification for further immigration crackdown measures.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction announced over the summer, among them the suspect's home country.
