National Guardsman Recovering Following Being Shot in Washington DC

A member of the Air National Guard is on the mend after he was critically injured in an targeted attack last month in the US capital.

The family of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated the state's chief executive Patrick Morrisey.

The soldier's relatives expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, said the governor.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of state guardsmen shot when a shooter began shooting in proximity to the White House on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds.

"Our request remains for all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" the governor said.

The governor attended a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a pupil.

A clergyman at the event read a statement from the soldier's parents, his family.

"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they expressed, according to local news outlet Metro News.

"But our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world."

Earlier in the week, the state official said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was able to move his toes.

Law enforcement have formally accused the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and attempted murder.

Before coming to the US 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 militia personnel whom the former president dispatched to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.

In the aftermath of the incident, the former president said he desired an additional five hundred National Guard troops sent to the nation's capital.

The Trump administration has also referenced the attack as a justification for further immigration crackdown measures.

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban implemented over the summer, including the suspect's home country.