Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing Following Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in Washington DC

A servicemember of the Air National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in Washington DC.

The parents of the 24-year-old soldier, 24, report "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated West Virginia Governor the governor.

The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the next two to three weeks, and they feel optimistic about his progress, said the governor.

The serviceman was one of a pair of state guardsmen shot when a shooter opened fire not far from the White House on November 26th. His colleague, twenty-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.

"Our request remains for all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared.

Morrisey was present at a vigil on last Friday night for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the guardsman 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 difficult journey to go," they expressed, as reported by regional media Metro News.

"However our faith keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the world."

Previously, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was capable of wiggle his feet.

Police have charged the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named the suspect, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill.

Prior to his arrival to the United States in two years ago, 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 two thousand militia personnel whom the former president 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 National Guard troops sent to the nation's capital.

The former presidential office has also referenced the shooting as a reason for additional immigration crackdown measures.

They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the recent season, including the suspect's home country.