Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing After 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 family of the 24-year-old soldier, twenty-four, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" 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 progress, 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 November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.

"Our request remains for all state residents and Americans 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 serviceman was once a pupil.

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

"We know that there is a long road to go," they wrote, according to local news outlet Metro News.

"But our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the encouragement from people all over the globe."

Previously, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was able to move his toes.

Police have charged the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named the suspect, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill.

Prior to his arrival to the US in two years ago, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a paramilitary group that operated alongside US forces in the South Asian nation.

Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.

Following the shooting, the former president said he desired another 500 military personnel 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 a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction announced over the recent season, including Afghanistan.