🔗 Share this article Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in Washington DC Personnel of the state militia monitoring a subway stop in the District of Columbia. A member of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in Washington DC. The parents of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, report "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" stated West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey. The family anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, said the governor. The serviceman was one of two state guardsmen shot when a gunman opened fire not far from the White House on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, twenty-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries. "Our request remains for all state residents and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said. Morrisey attended a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a pupil. A pastor at the vigil read a message from the soldier's parents, his family. "We know that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by regional media outlets. "But our belief keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the world." Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe. Earlier in the week, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was able to wiggle his feet. Law enforcement have formally accused the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named the suspect, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill. Prior to his arrival to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group that worked with American troops in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities. In the aftermath of the shooting, the former president said he desired an additional five hundred military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia. The former presidential office has also cited the shooting as a reason 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, among them the suspect's home country.
Personnel of the state militia monitoring a subway stop in the District of Columbia. A member of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in Washington DC. The parents of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, report "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" stated West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey. The family anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, said the governor. The serviceman was one of two state guardsmen shot when a gunman opened fire not far from the White House on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, twenty-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries. "Our request remains for all state residents and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said. Morrisey attended a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a pupil. A pastor at the vigil read a message from the soldier's parents, his family. "We know that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by regional media outlets. "But our belief keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the world." Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe. Earlier in the week, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was able to wiggle his feet. Law enforcement have formally accused the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named the suspect, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill. Prior to his arrival to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group that worked with American troops in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities. In the aftermath of the shooting, the former president said he desired an additional five hundred military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia. The former presidential office has also cited the shooting as a reason 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, among them the suspect's home country.