National Guardsman Healing After Being Shot in the Nation's Capital

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 family of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" stated the state's chief executive Patrick Morrisey.

The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his progress, said the governor.

The serviceman was one of a pair of state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a gunman opened fire in proximity to the White House on November 26th. His colleague, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds.

"Our request remains for all state residents and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared.

The governor attended a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for Staff Sgt Wolfe at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the guardsman was once a student.

A pastor at the event shared a statement from the soldier's parents, his family.

"We know that there is a long road to go," they expressed, according to regional media Metro News.

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

Earlier in the week, the governor said the serviceman had responded to a nurse with a thumbs-up and was able to move his toes.

Law enforcement have formally accused the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan 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 member of a special forces unit 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 the former president dispatched to the Washington DC in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.

Following the shooting, the former president said he wanted another 500 military personnel deployed to the nation's capital.

The Trump administration has also cited the shooting as a justification for further restrictive policies.

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the summer, including the suspect's home country.