Air Force Staff Sergeant Recovering After Being Shot in Washington DC

A servicemember of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an targeted attack last month in the US capital.

The family of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" said the state's chief executive Patrick Morrisey.

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 opened fire not far from the presidential residence 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 thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared.

The governor was present at a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a pupil.

A pastor at the event shared 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.

"However 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 charged the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and attempted murder.

Before coming to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that operated alongside US forces in Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.

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

The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a justification for additional immigration crackdown measures.

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