Air Force Staff Sergeant Recovering After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in Washington DC

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 "his head wound is gradually improving 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 next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, said the governor.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a gunman opened fire not far from the White House on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries.

"We continue to ask all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared.

Morrisey was present at a vigil on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a student.

A clergyman at the event read 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 hopeful. We remain thankful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the world."

Earlier in the week, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a thumbs-up and was able to wiggle his feet.

Law enforcement have formally accused the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named the suspect, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill.

Prior to his arrival to the United States in two years ago, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that worked with US forces in the South Asian nation.

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 incident, Trump said he wanted an additional five hundred National Guard troops sent to the District of Columbia.

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

They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the summer, including the suspect's home country.