Adam Wolfe slowly healing,’ W.Va. Gov. Morrisey says

Dec. 6 (UPI) — West Virginia National Guardsman Adam Wolfe is showing progress in healing from the head wound that he suffered in an ambush attack near the White House on Nov. 26, the state’s governor said.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the current status of Wolfe, 24, who remains hospitalized ahead of a vigil held for Wolfe on Friday night at Musselman High School in Berkeley County, W.Va.

“His parents report that his head wound is slowly healing and that he’s beginning to ‘look more like himself,'” Morrisey said in a prepared statement.

“The family expects that Andy will be in acute care for another two to three weeks but have been optimistic about his progress,” he said.

“We continue to ask all West Virginians and Americans for their prayers,” Morrisey added. “They are making a difference.”

Wolfe and National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, were shot while patrolling near the West Farragut Metro Station that is located about two blocks northwest of the White House.

Beckstrom died Thanksgiving Day, and accused gunman Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and related charges Tuesday.

Lakanwal is accused of ambushing the two National Guard members and shooting each in the head with a .357 magnum Smith & Wesson revolver.

He was attempting to reload when nearby Guardsmen engaged Lakanwal and shot and detained him until first responders arrived.

Lakanwal was hospitalized in critical condition, where he remains in custody and from which he remotely entered not guilty pleas during Tuesday’s arraignment hearing.

Lakanwal is a citizen of Afghanistan and was a member of an Afghan military unit that cooperated with the CIA before the U.S. military pulled out in 2021.

He entered the United States in 2021 as part of a Biden administration program that brought Afghans to the United States to escape the Taliban, which regained control of Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal.

Lakanwal lived with his wife and five children in Bremerton, Wash., and applied for asylum in 2024, which was granted in April.