National Guardsman Healing Following Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital

Members of the National Guard monitoring a metro station in the District of Columbia.

A member of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in Washington DC.

The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.

The soldier's relatives anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, according to the official's statement.

The serviceman was one of a pair of state guardsmen shot when a shooter began shooting in proximity to the White House on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, twenty-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.

"We continue to ask all West Virginians and Americans for their prayers!" Morrisey declared.

Morrisey attended a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a pupil.

A pastor at the vigil read 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 expressed, according to local news outlet outlets.

"But our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world."

Staff Sgt the recovering guardsman — Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe.

Previously, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was able to wiggle his feet.

Law enforcement have formally accused the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and attempted murder.

Prior to his arrival to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group that operated alongside American troops in Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two thousand militia personnel whom the former president dispatched to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.

Following the incident, Trump said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia.

The former presidential office has also referenced the shooting as a reason for further immigration crackdown measures.

They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction announced over the summer, among them Afghanistan.