National Guardsman Healing After Being Shot in the Nation's Capital

A member of the Air National Guard is showing improvement 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 "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" stated the state's chief executive the governor.

The family anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the next two to three weeks, 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 began shooting not far from the presidential residence on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries.

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

Morrisey attended a vigil on Friday evening for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a pupil.

A pastor at the event shared a statement from the guardsman's mother and father, 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 optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world."

Previously, the governor said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was capable of wiggle his feet.

Law enforcement have charged the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder 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 CIA-backed unit that worked with American troops in the South Asian nation.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom the former president deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers.

In the aftermath of the shooting, the former president said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops sent to the District of Columbia.

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

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the recent season, including the suspect's home country.