National Guardsman Recovering After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital

A member of the National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital.

The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.

The soldier's relatives anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the next two to three weeks, and they feel optimistic about his progress, said the governor.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a gunman began shooting not far from the White House on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, twenty-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries.

"We continue to ask all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said.

The governor 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 pupil.

A clergyman at the event shared a statement from the soldier's parents, Jason and Melody Wolfe.

"It is clear to us that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, as reported by local news outlet Metro News.

"But our belief keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the encouragement from people all over the globe."

Earlier in the week, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was able to move his toes.

Police have formally accused the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named the suspect, with premeditated homicide and attempted murder.

Prior to his arrival 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.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the nation's capitol in August as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.

Following the shooting, Trump said he wanted another 500 military personnel deployed to the nation's capital.

The former presidential office has also cited the shooting as a reason for further restrictive policies.

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