National Guardsman Recovering After Being Shot in Washington DC
A member of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital.
The family of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated the state's chief executive the governor.
The soldier's relatives anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, said the governor.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two state guardsmen shot when a gunman opened fire not far from the White House on November 26th. His colleague, twenty-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries.
"Our request remains for all state residents and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" the governor said.
Morrisey attended a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a student.
A pastor at the vigil shared a message from the guardsman's mother and father, his family.
"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they wrote, according to regional media outlets.
"But our belief keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the encouragement from people all over the globe."
Previously, the governor said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was able to move his toes.
Law enforcement have charged the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named the suspect, with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
Before coming to the United States in 2021, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a paramilitary group that worked with US forces in Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two thousand National Guard members whom President Donald Trump dispatched to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.
In the aftermath of the incident, Trump said he wanted another 500 military personnel sent to the nation's capital.
The Trump administration has also cited the shooting as a justification for further restrictive policies.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban announced over the recent season, among them Afghanistan.
