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

A servicemember of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital.

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

The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment 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 shot when a gunman opened fire in proximity to the presidential residence on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries.

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

Morrisey attended a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a pupil.

A clergyman at the vigil read a message from the guardsman's mother and father, his family.

"We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they wrote, according to regional media Metro News.

"However our faith keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world."

Earlier in the week, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was capable of wiggle his feet.

Law enforcement have charged the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill.

Before coming to the US in 2021, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a paramilitary group that worked with American troops in Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two thousand militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.

In the aftermath of the shooting, the former president said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops sent to the District of Columbia.

The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a justification for further restrictive policies.

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for foreign nationals from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the summer, including Afghanistan.