🔗 Share this article Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing Following Being Shot in the Nation's Capital Members of the National Guard patrolling a subway stop in Washington DC. A servicemember of the National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital. The family of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" stated the state's chief executive Patrick Morrisey. The family expects the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his progress, according to the official's statement. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a shooter opened fire in proximity to the presidential residence on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "We continue to ask all state residents and Americans for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said. Morrisey was present at a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the guardsman was once a student. A clergyman at the event shared a message from the soldier's parents, his family. "We know that there is a long road to go," they expressed, as reported by regional media outlets. "But our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the world." Sergeant 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 charged 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 paramilitary group that worked with American troops in Afghanistan. The injured airman was one of two thousand National Guard members whom the former president deployed to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his policy initiative in urban centers. Following the shooting, the former president said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the nation's capital. The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a justification for further restrictive policies. They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction announced over the summer, including the suspect's home country.
Members of the National Guard patrolling a subway stop in Washington DC. A servicemember of the National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital. The family of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" stated the state's chief executive Patrick Morrisey. The family expects the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his progress, according to the official's statement. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a shooter opened fire in proximity to the presidential residence on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "We continue to ask all state residents and Americans for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said. Morrisey was present at a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the guardsman was once a student. A clergyman at the event shared a message from the soldier's parents, his family. "We know that there is a long road to go," they expressed, as reported by regional media outlets. "But our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the world." Sergeant 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 charged 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 paramilitary group that worked with American troops in Afghanistan. The injured airman was one of two thousand National Guard members whom the former president deployed to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his policy initiative in urban centers. Following the shooting, the former president said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the nation's capital. The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a justification for further restrictive policies. They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction announced over the summer, including the suspect's home country.