Air Force Staff Sergeant Recovering After Being Shot in Washington DC
A member of the National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC.
The parents of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" stated the state's chief executive Patrick Morrisey.
The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, according to the official's statement.
The serviceman was one of a pair of West Virginia National Guard members shot when a shooter began shooting in proximity to the presidential residence on November 26th. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.
"Our request remains for all state residents and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and 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 guardsman was once a pupil.
A clergyman at the vigil read a statement from the soldier's parents, Jason and Melody Wolfe.
"We know that there is a long road to go," they wrote, according to regional media Metro News.
"But our belief keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the encouragement from people all over the world."
Previously, the state official said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet.
Law enforcement have formally accused the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named the suspect, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill.
Prior to his arrival to the United States in 2021, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a paramilitary group that worked with US forces 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 policy initiative in urban centers.
Following the incident, the former president said he wanted another 500 military personnel deployed to the nation's capital.
The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a justification for additional restrictive policies.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban announced over the summer, among them Afghanistan.
