A servicemember of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital.
The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated the state's chief executive the governor.
The soldier's relatives anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, said the governor.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot when a gunman opened fire in proximity to the presidential residence on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds.
"We continue to ask all state residents and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" Morrisey declared.
The governor was present at a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a student.
A pastor at the vigil shared a statement from the soldier's parents, Jason and Melody Wolfe.
"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by local news outlet Metro News.
"However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the encouragement from people all over the globe."
Previously, the state official said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was capable of move his toes.
Police have formally accused the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill.
Prior to his arrival 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 two thousand militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.
Following the shooting, the former president said he wanted an additional five hundred military personnel sent to the nation's capital.
The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a reason for further immigration crackdown measures.
They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction announced over the recent season, including Afghanistan.
