National Guardsman Recovering Following Being Shot in Washington DC

A servicemember of the National Guard is on the mend after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital.

The parents of the 24-year-old soldier, twenty-four, say "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said the state's chief executive Patrick Morrisey.

The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, according to the official's statement.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a shooter opened fire not far from the presidential residence on 26 November. His colleague, twenty-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.

"Our request remains for all West Virginians and Americans for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said.

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

A pastor at the vigil read a message from the soldier's parents, his family.

"We know that there is a long road to go," they expressed, according to local news outlet Metro News.

"However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful 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 responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was capable of move his toes.

Police have charged the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named the suspect, with first-degree murder and attempted murder.

Prior to his arrival to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that operated alongside US forces in the South Asian nation.

The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump dispatched to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.

Following the incident, the former president said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the nation's capital.

The Trump administration has also cited the shooting as a justification for further immigration crackdown measures.

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction announced over the summer, including the suspect's home country.