Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing After Being Shot in the Nation's Capital
A member 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 family of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said the state's chief executive the governor.
The soldier's relatives anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his progress, said the governor.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a gunman opened fire not far from the presidential residence on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries.
"Our request remains for all state residents and Americans for their prayers!" Morrisey declared.
Morrisey attended a vigil on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a student.
A pastor at the vigil read a statement 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 wrote, as reported by regional media outlets.
"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 governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was able to wiggle his feet.
Law enforcement have formally accused the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named the suspect, with premeditated homicide and attempted murder.
Prior to his arrival to the US in two years ago, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group that worked with US forces in Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom the former president deployed to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the former president said he wanted an additional five hundred National Guard troops sent to the District of Columbia.
The former presidential office has also cited the shooting as a reason for additional restrictive policies.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for foreign nationals from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban announced over the recent season, among them Afghanistan.
