National Guardsman Recovering After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital

A member of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital.

The parents of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated the state's chief executive Patrick Morrisey.

The family anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his progress, according to the official's statement.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a gunman began shooting not far from the White House on November 26th. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.

"We continue to ask all state residents and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" the governor said.

The governor attended a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a student.

A clergyman 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 long road to go," they expressed, as reported by local news outlet Metro News.

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

Earlier in the week, the state official said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was able to wiggle his feet.

Police have charged the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and attempted murder.

Before coming to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group that worked with US forces in Afghanistan.

The injured airman was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom President Donald Trump dispatched to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in Democratic-led cities.

Following the incident, the former president said he desired another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia.

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

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban implemented over the recent season, including the suspect's home country.