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West Virginia’s governor said Friday that a West Virginia National Guard member who survived last week’s shooting in Washington is slowly recovering.
Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe’s head wound is gradually improving and “he is starting to look more like himself,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a statement, quoting Wolfe’s parents.
Wolfe and Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was ambushed while patrolling three blocks from a subway station white House On 26 November. Beckstrom died of his injuries the next day.
Rehmanullah Lakanwal, 29 years old Afghan The civilian who was shot during the confrontation has been charged with murder. He has pleaded not guilty.
Wolfe’s family expects he will remain in intensive care for the next two or three weeks, the governor said. He asked that the West Virginian and Americans Continue to pray for Wolfe.
A vigil was to be held for him Friday night at his alma mater, Musselman High School in Berkeley County.
Wolfe, 24, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, about 75 miles northwest of Washington, D.C., was assigned to the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing, Force Support Squadron.
He has worked as a lineman with Frontier Communications since early 2023, the company said.
Wolfe joined the National Guard in 2019, the year he graduated from high school. At Musselman, Wolfe was an engaged and high-achieving student, “who embodied the spirit of Appleman, contributing positively to our school community both academically and athletically,” said Principal Alicia Riggleman.
Wolf and Beckstrom were among more than 2,000 troops deployed to the nation’s capital as part of President Donald Trump’s crime-fighting mission, which included taking over the local police department.