Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing After Being Shot in Washington DC
A member of the 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, twenty-four, report "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor the governor.
The family anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his progress, said the governor.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a shooter began shooting not far from the White House on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries.
"Our request remains for all state residents and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" the governor said.
The governor was present at a vigil on last Friday night for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a student.
A pastor at the vigil shared a statement 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 expressed, as reported by regional media outlets.
"However our belief keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world."
Earlier in the week, the state official said the serviceman had responded to a nurse with a thumbs-up and was able to wiggle his feet.
Police have formally accused the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named the suspect, with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
Before coming to the United States in two years ago, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a CIA-backed unit that operated alongside US forces in Afghanistan.
The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.
In the aftermath of the incident, Trump said he desired an additional five hundred National Guard troops sent to the nation's capital.
The former presidential office has also cited the attack as a reason for further restrictive policies.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the recent season, including Afghanistan.
