Air Force Staff Sergeant Recovering Following Being Shot in the Nation's Capital

A member of the National Guard is on the mend after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC.

The family of the 24-year-old soldier, 24, report "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor the governor.

The family expects the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, according to the official's statement.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a shooter began shooting in proximity to the White House on November 26th. His colleague, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds.

"We continue to ask all West Virginians and Americans for their prayers!" Morrisey declared.

Morrisey was present at a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a pupil.

A clergyman at the vigil read a message from the soldier's parents, his family.

"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by regional media Metro News.

"But our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the prayers and the support from people all over the globe."

Earlier in the week, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a thumbs-up and was able to wiggle his feet.

Police have charged the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named the suspect, with first-degree murder and attempted murder.

Before coming to the United States in 2021, 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 President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.

In the aftermath of the incident, the former president said he wanted an additional five hundred military personnel deployed to the nation's capital.

The former presidential office has also referenced the attack as a justification for further immigration crackdown measures.

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban implemented over the recent season, including Afghanistan.