🔗 Share this article National Guardsman Recovering After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital Personnel of the National Guard monitoring a subway stop in the District of Columbia. A member of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital. The family of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" stated West Virginia Governor the governor. The family anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his progress, according to the official's statement. The serviceman was one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot when a shooter opened fire in proximity to the presidential residence on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "Our request remains for all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" the governor said. The governor attended a vigil on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a student. A pastor at the event read a message from the soldier's parents, his family. "It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by local news outlet Metro News. "But our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the globe." Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe. Previously, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was able to move his toes. Law enforcement have formally accused the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named the suspect, with first-degree murder and attempted murder. Prior to his arrival to the United States in 2021, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a CIA-backed unit that worked with US forces in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two thousand National Guard members whom President Donald Trump dispatched to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers. Following the shooting, Trump said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia. The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a justification for additional immigration crackdown measures. They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban announced over the summer, including Afghanistan.
Personnel of the National Guard monitoring a subway stop in the District of Columbia. A member of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital. The family of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" stated West Virginia Governor the governor. The family anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his progress, according to the official's statement. The serviceman was one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot when a shooter opened fire in proximity to the presidential residence on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "Our request remains for all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" the governor said. The governor attended a vigil on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a student. A pastor at the event read a message from the soldier's parents, his family. "It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by local news outlet Metro News. "But our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the globe." Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe. Previously, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was able to move his toes. Law enforcement have formally accused the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named the suspect, with first-degree murder and attempted murder. Prior to his arrival to the United States in 2021, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a CIA-backed unit that worked with US forces in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two thousand National Guard members whom President Donald Trump dispatched to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers. Following the shooting, Trump said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia. The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a justification for additional immigration crackdown measures. They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban announced over the summer, including Afghanistan.