🔗 Share this article Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing After Being Shot in Washington DC Members of the state militia patrolling a subway stop in Washington DC. A member of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in the US capital. The family of the 24-year-old soldier, twenty-four, say "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey. The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his progress, said the governor. The serviceman was one of two West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a gunman began shooting in proximity to the White House on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "We continue to ask all state residents and Americans for their prayers!" the governor said. The governor was present at a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a pupil. A clergyman at the event read a message from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe. "We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, as reported by regional media outlets. "However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the world." Staff Sgt the recovering guardsman. Previously, the governor said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet. Police have formally accused the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named the suspect, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill. Before coming to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group that worked with American troops in Afghanistan. The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump dispatched to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities. In the aftermath of the shooting, Trump said he desired another 500 military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia. The Trump administration has also cited 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 implemented over the summer, including Afghanistan.
Members of the state militia patrolling a subway stop in Washington DC. A member of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in the US capital. The family of the 24-year-old soldier, twenty-four, say "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey. The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his progress, said the governor. The serviceman was one of two West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a gunman began shooting in proximity to the White House on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "We continue to ask all state residents and Americans for their prayers!" the governor said. The governor was present at a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a pupil. A clergyman at the event read a message from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe. "We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, as reported by regional media outlets. "However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the prayers and the encouragement from people all over the world." Staff Sgt the recovering guardsman. Previously, the governor said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet. Police have formally accused the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named the suspect, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill. Before coming to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group that worked with American troops in Afghanistan. The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump dispatched to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities. In the aftermath of the shooting, Trump said he desired another 500 military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia. The Trump administration has also cited 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 implemented over the summer, including Afghanistan.