🔗 Share this article Air Force Staff Sergeant Recovering After Being Shot in the Nation's Capital Personnel of the National Guard patrolling a metro station in Washington DC. A member of the National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC. The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said the state's chief executive the governor. The family expects the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his progress, said the governor. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a gunman began shooting not far from the presidential residence on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "Our request remains for all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared. Morrisey attended a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a student. A pastor at the event shared a statement from the guardsman's mother and father, his family. "We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, according to local news outlet Metro News. "However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the globe." Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe. Earlier in the week, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet. Law enforcement have charged the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named the suspect, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill. Prior to his arrival to the United States in two years ago, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a CIA-backed unit that worked with US forces in Afghanistan. The injured airman was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities. Following the incident, the former president said he desired an additional five hundred National Guard troops sent to the nation's capital. The former presidential office has also referenced the attack as a justification for further immigration crackdown measures. They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban implemented over the recent season, including Afghanistan.
Personnel of the National Guard patrolling a metro station in Washington DC. A member of the National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC. The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said the state's chief executive the governor. The family expects the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his progress, said the governor. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a gunman began shooting not far from the presidential residence on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "Our request remains for all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared. Morrisey attended a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a student. A pastor at the event shared a statement from the guardsman's mother and father, his family. "We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, according to local news outlet Metro News. "However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the globe." Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe. Earlier in the week, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet. Law enforcement have charged the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named the suspect, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill. Prior to his arrival to the United States in two years ago, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a CIA-backed unit that worked with US forces in Afghanistan. The injured airman was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities. Following the incident, the former president said he desired an additional five hundred National Guard troops sent to the nation's capital. The former presidential office has also referenced the attack as a justification for further immigration crackdown measures. They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban implemented over the recent season, including Afghanistan.