National Guardsman Healing Following Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital

A member of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in the US capital.

The parents 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 Patrick Morrisey.

The soldier's relatives anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, according to the official's statement.

The serviceman was one of two state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a gunman began shooting in proximity to the White House on November 26th. His colleague, 20-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries.

"We continue to ask all West Virginians and Americans for their prayers!" the governor said.

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 pupil.

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

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

"But our faith keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the encouragement from people all over the world."

Previously, the state official said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was able to wiggle his feet.

Law enforcement have charged the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 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 member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that operated alongside American troops in the South Asian nation.

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

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 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 summer, among them the suspect's home country.