Air Force Staff Sergeant Recovering After Being Shot in Washington DC
A servicemember of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC.
The family of the 24-year-old soldier, 24, report "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor the governor.
The soldier's relatives expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment 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 state guardsmen shot when a gunman began shooting not far from the presidential residence on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds.
"We continue to ask all West Virginians and Americans for their prayers!" Morrisey declared.
The governor attended 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 pastor at the event read a statement from the guardsman's mother and father, his family.
"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they expressed, as reported by local news outlet outlets.
"However our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the prayers and the support from people all over the world."
Earlier in the week, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet.
Law enforcement have charged the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
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 the South Asian nation.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom the former president deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in Democratic-led cities.
Following the incident, the former president said he desired an additional five hundred National Guard troops deployed to the nation's capital.
The former presidential office has also referenced the shooting as a reason for additional restrictive policies.
They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban implemented over the summer, including the suspect's home country.
