National Guardsman Recovering Following Sustaining Gunshot Wounds 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 parents of the 24-year-old soldier, twenty-four, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.
The soldier's relatives anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, said the governor.
The serviceman was one of two state guardsmen shot when a gunman opened fire in proximity to the presidential residence on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds.
"Our request remains for all state residents and Americans for their prayers!" the governor said.
The governor was present at a vigil on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a pupil.
A clergyman at the vigil read a message from the soldier's parents, Jason and Melody Wolfe.
"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they wrote, according to regional media outlets.
"But our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the world."
Earlier in the week, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was able to wiggle his feet.
Police have formally accused the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named the suspect, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill.
Before coming to the United States in 2021, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a paramilitary group that operated alongside American troops in the South Asian nation.
The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom the former president deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers.
In the aftermath of the incident, the former president said he wanted another 500 military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia.
The former presidential office has also cited the shooting as a justification for additional restrictive policies.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban implemented over the recent season, including the suspect's home country.
