Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing Following Being Shot in Washington DC

Members of the state militia monitoring a subway stop in Washington DC — Members of the National Guard patrolling a metro station in the District of Columbia.

A member of the National Guard is on the mend after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC.

The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said the state's chief executive the governor.

The soldier's relatives anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his progress, according to the official's statement.

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

"We continue to ask all state residents and Americans for their thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared.

The governor was present at a vigil on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a pupil.

A clergyman at the vigil shared a statement from the soldier's parents, his family.

"We know that there is a long road to go," they expressed, according to regional media Metro News.

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

Sergeant Andrew Wolfe — Sergeant the recovering guardsman.

Earlier in the week, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet.

Law enforcement have formally accused the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill.

Prior to his arrival to the United States in two years ago, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a CIA-backed unit that operated alongside US forces in Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 militia personnel 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 shooting, the former president said he wanted another 500 military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia.

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

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the recent season, including Afghanistan.