National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe slowly healing

National Guard soldier Andrew Wolfe ‘slowly healing’ after DC shooting, but has weeks to go

West Virginia National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe is beginning to “look more like himself” after he was shot the day before Thanksgiving in an ambush-style attack in Washington, D.C., which also claimed the life of fellow National Guard officer Sarah Beckstrom.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey relayed the update before attending a Friday night prayer vigil for Wolfe at Musselman High School in Berkeley County, from where the 24-year-old graduated.

Morrisey added that Wolfe’s head wound is “slowly healing,” and his family expects he’ll remain in acute care for another two to three weeks.

“They remain optimistic moving forward,” the governor said, citing Wolfe’s parents. “We continue to ask all West Virginians and Americans for their prayers! They are making a difference!”

Wolfe, a staff sergeant, had been deployed to the nation’s capital when both he and Beckstrom were shot in the head at close range on Nov. 26, just blocks away from the White House. They were in D.C. as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on what it has called rampant crime in major cities across the U.S.

29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, then fired off another shot while screaming out, “Allahu Akbar,” an Arabic phrase meaning “God is great,” the documents said.

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