Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing Following Being Shot in the Nation's Capital

A servicemember of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital.

The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" said the state's chief executive the governor.

The family anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, according to the official's statement.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of 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 his counterpart, died from her injuries.

"We continue to ask all state residents and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said.

Morrisey was present at a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the guardsman was once a pupil.

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

"We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, according to local news outlet outlets.

"But our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world."

Previously, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was able to move his toes.

Law enforcement have formally accused the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and attempted murder.

Prior to his arrival to the United States in two years ago, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group that operated alongside US forces 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 urban centers.

In the aftermath of the shooting, Trump 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 restrictive policies.

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for foreign nationals from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the summer, including the suspect's home country.