National Guardsman Recovering Following Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital
A member of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an targeted attack last month in the US capital.
The parents of the 24-year-old soldier, 24, say "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" stated the state's chief executive the governor.
The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his progress, 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 in proximity to the White House on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries.
"We continue to ask all state residents and Americans for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said.
Morrisey was present at a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the guardsman was once a student.
A clergyman at the vigil 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 world."
Earlier in the week, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was capable of wiggle his feet.
Police have formally accused the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and attempted murder.
Before coming to the United States 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.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two thousand militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.
Following the incident, Trump said he desired another 500 military personnel sent to the District of Columbia.
The former presidential office has also referenced the shooting as a reason for further immigration crackdown measures.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for foreign nationals from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban implemented over the summer, including Afghanistan.
