Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing After Being Shot in Washington DC

A servicemember of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC.

The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said the state's chief executive Patrick Morrisey.

The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, according to the official's statement.

The serviceman was one of two West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a shooter opened fire in proximity to the White House on November 26th. His colleague, twenty-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds.

"Our request remains for all state residents and Americans for their prayers!" Morrisey declared.

Morrisey was present at a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a pupil.

A pastor at the vigil shared a message from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe.

"We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, as reported by local news outlet outlets.

"However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the prayers and the support from people all over the world."

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

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

Prior to his arrival to the US in 2021, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a CIA-backed unit that operated alongside American troops in the South Asian nation.

The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom the former president dispatched to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.

Following the shooting, the former president said he desired an additional five hundred military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia.

The Trump administration has also referenced the shooting as a reason for additional restrictive policies.

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