National Guardsman Recovering After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital

A servicemember of the National Guard is on the mend after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital.

The family of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said the state's chief executive the governor.

The family expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his progress, said the governor.

The serviceman was one of two state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a gunman opened fire not far from the presidential residence on November 26th. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.

"We continue to ask all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared.

The governor attended a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a pupil.

A clergyman at the event read a statement from the soldier's parents, Jason and Melody Wolfe.

"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by local news outlet Metro News.

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

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

Police have formally accused the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named the suspect, with first-degree murder 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 Afghanistan.

The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers.

Following the shooting, Trump said he wanted another 500 military personnel sent to the District of Columbia.

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

They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the recent season, including Afghanistan.