National Guardsman Healing Following Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital
A servicemember of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC.
The family of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said West Virginia Governor the governor.
The soldier's relatives anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, said the governor.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a shooter opened fire not far from the White House on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.
"Our request remains for all state residents and Americans for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said.
The governor attended a vigil on last Friday night for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a pupil.
A pastor at the event read a statement from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe.
"We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, according to local news outlet Metro News.
"However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the encouragement from people all over the world."
Earlier in the week, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was capable of move his toes.
Police have charged the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named the suspect, with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
Prior to his arrival to the United States in two years ago, 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 National Guard members whom the former president dispatched to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the former president said he desired another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the nation's capital.
The former presidential office has also referenced the attack as a justification for additional restrictive policies.
They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban announced over the summer, including Afghanistan.
