Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing Following Being Shot in Washington DC

A servicemember of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in the US capital.

The parents of the 24-year-old soldier, twenty-four, say "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 family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, said the governor.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a shooter began shooting not far from the White House on November 26th. His colleague, twenty-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds.

"Our request remains for all West Virginians and Americans for their thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared.

The governor attended a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a student.

A clergyman at the vigil shared a message from the guardsman's mother and father, his family.

"We know that there is a long road to go," they wrote, according to local news outlet outlets.

"But our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the world."

Previously, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was capable of move his toes.

Police 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 American troops in the South Asian nation.

The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.

Following the incident, Trump said he desired an additional five hundred National Guard troops sent to the nation's capital.

The former presidential office has also cited the shooting as a justification for further restrictive policies.

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