National Guardsman Recovering After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in Washington DC

A member of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an targeted attack last month in the US capital.

The parents of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, report "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated West Virginia Governor the governor.

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

The serviceman was one of two West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a shooter began shooting not far from the White House on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.

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

The governor was present at a vigil on Friday evening for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a pupil.

A clergyman at the vigil shared a message from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe.

"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they expressed, according to regional media outlets.

"However our faith keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful 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 positive gesture and was able to wiggle his feet.

Law enforcement have formally accused the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill.

Before coming to the US in two years ago, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that operated alongside US forces in the South Asian nation.

The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in Democratic-led cities.

Following the incident, Trump said he desired another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia.

The Trump administration has also referenced the shooting as a reason for additional immigration crackdown measures.

They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction announced over the recent season, including Afghanistan.