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

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

The family of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, report "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.

The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel optimistic about his progress, according to the official's statement.

The serviceman was one of two state guardsmen shot when a gunman opened fire in proximity to the presidential residence on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.

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

Morrisey attended a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a pupil.

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

"We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, as reported by regional media outlets.

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

Previously, the governor said the serviceman had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was able to move his toes.

Police have charged the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill.

Before coming to the United States in two years ago, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a paramilitary group that operated alongside US forces in the South Asian nation.

The injured airman was one of two thousand National Guard members whom the former president deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.

Following the incident, the former president said he desired another 500 military personnel deployed to the nation's capital.

The former presidential office has also cited the shooting as a justification for further immigration crackdown measures.

They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction announced over the summer, including the suspect's home country.