National Guardsman Healing After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital
A member of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC.
The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated the state's chief executive the governor.
The soldier's relatives expects the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the next two to three weeks, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, according to the official's statement.
The serviceman was one of a pair of West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a gunman began shooting in proximity to the presidential residence on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds.
"Our request remains for all West Virginians and Americans for their thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared.
The governor attended a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the guardsman was once a pupil.
A clergyman at the vigil read a message from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe.
"We know that there is a long road to go," they wrote, according to regional media Metro News.
"However our faith keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the globe."
Earlier in the week, the governor said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was able to wiggle his feet.
Law enforcement have charged the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named the suspect, with premeditated homicide and attempted murder.
Prior to his arrival to the US in 2021, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a CIA-backed unit that worked with American troops in the South Asian nation.
The injured airman was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom the former president deployed to the nation's capitol in August as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.
Following the shooting, Trump said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops sent to the District of Columbia.
The former presidential office has also referenced the shooting as a reason for additional immigration crackdown measures.
They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the recent season, among them Afghanistan.
