Air Force Staff Sergeant Recovering Following Being Shot in Washington DC

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 the 24-year-old soldier, 24, say "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor the governor.

The soldier's relatives anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel optimistic about his progress, said the governor.

The serviceman was one of a pair of West Virginia National Guard members shot when a gunman opened fire not far from the presidential residence 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 thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared.

Morrisey attended a vigil on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a pupil.

A pastor at the event read a message from the guardsman's mother and father, his family.

"We know that there is a long road to go," they expressed, as reported by local news outlet outlets.

"However our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the globe."

Earlier in the week, the governor said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was able to move his toes.

Police have charged the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 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 paramilitary group that worked with American troops in the South Asian nation.

The injured airman was one of two thousand National Guard members whom the former president dispatched to the nation's capitol in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in Democratic-led cities.

In the aftermath of the incident, the former president said he desired an additional five hundred National Guard troops sent to the District of Columbia.

The Trump administration has also referenced the attack as a justification for additional restrictive policies.

They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban announced over the recent season, among them the suspect's home country.