National Guardsman Healing After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in Washington DC

A member of the Air National Guard is on the mend 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, report "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" stated the state's chief executive the governor.

The soldier's relatives anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his progress, said the governor.

The serviceman was one of two West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a shooter opened fire not far from the presidential residence on November 26th. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries.

"Our request remains for all state residents and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" the governor said.

Morrisey was present at a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a student.

A pastor at the event shared a message from the soldier's parents, Jason and Melody Wolfe.

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

"But our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world."

Earlier in the week, the governor said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet.

Police have formally accused the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and attempted murder.

Before coming to the US in 2021, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a paramilitary group that worked with American troops in Afghanistan.

The injured airman was one of two thousand militia personnel whom the former president deployed to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.

Following the incident, the former president said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia.

The Trump administration has also referenced the attack as a reason for additional restrictive policies.

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban announced over the summer, including Afghanistan.