Air Force Staff Sergeant Recovering After Being Shot in Washington DC
A servicemember of the National Guard is on the mend after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital.
The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated West Virginia Governor the governor.
The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the next two to three weeks, and they feel optimistic about his progress, according to the official's statement.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of West Virginia National Guard members shot when a gunman began shooting in proximity to the White House on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, twenty-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds.
"Our request remains for all state residents and Americans for their prayers!" Morrisey declared.
The governor was present at a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a pupil.
A clergyman 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 expressed, as reported by regional media outlets.
"However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world."
Previously, the state official said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was capable of move his toes.
Police have formally accused the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill.
Before coming to the United States in two years ago, 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 two thousand National Guard members whom the former president deployed to the nation's capitol in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers.
In the aftermath of the incident, the former president said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops sent to the District of Columbia.
The former presidential office has also referenced the attack as a reason for additional immigration crackdown measures.
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, including Afghanistan.
