National Guardsman Healing After Being Shot in Washington DC
A servicemember of the National Guard is on the mend after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital.
The parents of the 24-year-old soldier, 24, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.
The soldier's relatives expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, according to the official's statement.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a shooter opened fire not far from the presidential residence on November 26th. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries.
"We continue to ask all West Virginians and Americans for their prayers!" Morrisey declared.
Morrisey attended a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a student.
A pastor at the event read a statement from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe.
"We know that there is a long road to go," they expressed, as reported by regional media Metro News.
"However our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the encouragement from people all over the globe."
Previously, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a thumbs-up and was able to move his toes.
Police have formally accused the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan 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 CIA-backed unit that operated alongside American troops in Afghanistan.
The injured airman was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom the former president deployed 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 shooting, Trump said he desired another 500 National Guard troops sent to the nation's capital.
The Trump administration has also cited the shooting as a reason for additional immigration crackdown measures.
They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban implemented over the summer, among them Afghanistan.
