National Guardsman Recovering After Being Shot in Washington DC

A servicemember of the Air National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in the US capital.

The family of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said West Virginia Governor the governor.

The soldier's relatives anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, said the governor.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two state guardsmen shot when a gunman began shooting in proximity to the presidential residence on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, twenty-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.

"Our request remains for all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said.

Morrisey attended a vigil on Friday evening 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 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, according to local news outlet Metro News.

"However our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes 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.

Police have formally accused the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill.

Prior to his arrival to the US in two years ago, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group that worked with American troops in the South Asian nation.

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.

In the aftermath of the incident, Trump said he desired an additional five hundred National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia.

The former presidential office has also referenced the shooting as a justification for further restrictive policies.

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction announced over the recent season, among them the suspect's home country.