🔗 Share this article Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing After Being Shot in Washington DC Members of the National Guard monitoring a metro station 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 the 24-year-old soldier, twenty-four, report "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor the governor. The family expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel optimistic about his progress, said the governor. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of state guardsmen shot when a shooter opened fire in proximity to the White House on November 26th. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries. "We continue to ask all state residents and Americans for their prayers!" the governor said. The governor was present at a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the guardsman 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 difficult journey to go," they expressed, according to regional media outlets. "But our faith keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the prayers and the support from people all over the globe." Staff Sgt the recovering guardsman. Previously, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was able to move his toes. Law enforcement have charged the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill. Before coming to the United States in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that operated alongside American troops in the South Asian nation. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two thousand National Guard members whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers. In the aftermath of the incident, the former president said he desired another 500 military personnel sent to the District of Columbia. The Trump administration has also referenced the shooting as a reason for further immigration crackdown measures. They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the summer, including Afghanistan.
Members of the National Guard monitoring a metro station 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 the 24-year-old soldier, twenty-four, report "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor the governor. The family expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel optimistic about his progress, said the governor. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of state guardsmen shot when a shooter opened fire in proximity to the White House on November 26th. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries. "We continue to ask all state residents and Americans for their prayers!" the governor said. The governor was present at a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the guardsman 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 difficult journey to go," they expressed, according to regional media outlets. "But our faith keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the prayers and the support from people all over the globe." Staff Sgt the recovering guardsman. Previously, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was able to move his toes. Law enforcement have charged the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill. Before coming to the United States in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that operated alongside American troops in the South Asian nation. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two thousand National Guard members whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers. In the aftermath of the incident, the former president said he desired another 500 military personnel sent to the District of Columbia. The Trump administration has also referenced the shooting as a reason for further immigration crackdown measures. They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the summer, including Afghanistan.