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

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

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

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

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot when a shooter began shooting not far from the White House on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, twenty-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries.

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

The governor was present at a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the guardsman was once a pupil.

A pastor at the event shared a message from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe.

"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they expressed, according to local news outlet outlets.

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

Earlier in the week, the governor said the serviceman had responded to a nurse with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet.

Police have formally accused 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 American troops in Afghanistan.

The injured airman was one of two thousand National Guard members whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers.

In the aftermath of the shooting, Trump said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia.

The former presidential office has also cited the attack as a justification for additional restrictive policies.

They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban announced over the recent season, including the suspect's home country.