National Guardsman Recovering Following Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital
A member of the National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in the US capital.
The family of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said West Virginia Governor the governor.
The family expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his progress, according to the official's statement.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot when a gunman began shooting in proximity to the White House on November 26th. His colleague, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries.
"Our request remains for all West Virginians and Americans for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said.
Morrisey attended a vigil on last Friday night for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a student.
A pastor at the event shared a statement from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe.
"It is clear to us that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, according to regional media outlets.
"But our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the encouragement from people all over the world."
Earlier in the week, the governor said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was capable of wiggle his feet.
Law enforcement have formally accused the suspected shooter, an Afghan national 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 counterterrorism soldier in a CIA-backed unit that operated alongside US forces in Afghanistan.
The injured airman was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom the former president dispatched to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in Democratic-led cities.
In the aftermath of the shooting, Trump said he desired another 500 military personnel sent to the District of Columbia.
The former presidential office has also cited the shooting as a reason for further immigration crackdown measures.
They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban announced over the summer, including Afghanistan.
