National Guardsman Healing Following Being Shot in the Nation's Capital

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 parents of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.

The family expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his progress, according to the official's statement.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two state guardsmen shot when a gunman opened fire not far from the presidential residence on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.

"Our request remains for all state residents and Americans for their prayers!" the governor said.

Morrisey attended a vigil on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a pupil.

A pastor at the event shared a statement from the guardsman's mother and father, his family.

"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they expressed, as reported by regional media Metro News.

"However our belief keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the prayers and the support from people all over the globe."

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 individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill.

Before coming to the US 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 2,000 National Guard members whom President Donald Trump deployed to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in Democratic-led cities.

Following the incident, the former president said he desired an additional five hundred military personnel sent to the District of Columbia.

The Trump administration has also referenced the attack as a justification for additional restrictive policies.

They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the recent season, including Afghanistan.