🔗 Share this article National Guardsman Recovering Following Being Shot in Washington DC Personnel of the state militia monitoring a metro station in Washington DC. A servicemember of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in the US capital. The family of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said the state's chief executive the governor. 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, said the governor. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot when a shooter began shooting in proximity to the presidential residence on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries. "Our request remains for all state residents and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said. Morrisey attended a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a student. A clergyman at the vigil read a message 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, as reported by regional media outlets. "But our belief keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world." Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe. Previously, the state official said the serviceman had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was able to move his toes. Law enforcement 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 counterterrorism soldier in a paramilitary group that worked with US forces in Afghanistan. The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers. Following the incident, Trump said he wanted an additional five hundred military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia. The former presidential office has also cited the attack as a reason for further immigration crackdown measures. They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban implemented over the summer, including Afghanistan.
Personnel of the state militia monitoring a metro station in Washington DC. A servicemember of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in the US capital. The family of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said the state's chief executive the governor. 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, said the governor. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot when a shooter began shooting in proximity to the presidential residence on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries. "Our request remains for all state residents and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said. Morrisey attended a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a student. A clergyman at the vigil read a message 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, as reported by regional media outlets. "But our belief keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world." Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe. Previously, the state official said the serviceman had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was able to move his toes. Law enforcement 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 counterterrorism soldier in a paramilitary group that worked with US forces in Afghanistan. The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers. Following the incident, Trump said he wanted an additional five hundred military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia. The former presidential office has also cited the attack as a reason for further immigration crackdown measures. They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban implemented over the summer, including Afghanistan.