Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) said in a Friday update that Andrew Wolfe, the 24-year-old National Guard member who was shot late last month in Washington, D.C., is “slowly healing” toward recovery.
“His parents report that his head wound is slowly healing and that’s he beginning to ‘look more like himself,'” he said on X based on information provided by Wolfe’s family. “Overall, the family expects that Andy will be in acute care for another 2-3 weeks but have been optimistic about his progress.”
Morrisey attended a Friday night vigil for Wolfe at Musselman High School, the critically wounded troop’s alma mater, in Inwood, West Virginia. The governor urged all West Virginians and Americans to keep praying for Wolfe’s health.
“They are making a difference,” he said.
Morrisey’s statement followed a promising update from President Donald Trump, who met the family of the surviving West Virginia National Guard member in the Oval Office on Thursday.
“The great family of Andrew Wolfe — Our wonderful National Guardsman who was badly injured protecting the Capital of the United States of America. He is in the process of healing,” Trump said on Thursday. “His parents, brother, and all of his friends are praying. I just met them in the Oval Office — They are fantastic American Patriots!”
Previously, Wolfe was in dire condition after a 29-year-old Afghan national shot him and fellow National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, near the White House on the day before Thanksgiving. Beckstrom died on the federal holiday.
West Virginia was one of several Republican-led states that deployed National Guard units to the nation’s capital over the summer. The Trump administration touts the increased military presence for the city’s drop in most violent crimes.
APPEALS COURT ALLOWS DC NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT TO CONTINUE
Shortly after the shooting, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that 500 more National Guard troops would be deployed to D.C. The deployment brought the total contingent to over 2,300 troops, every one of whom the Pentagon said is now armed.
The Trump administration was handed a legal victory on Thursday when a federal appeals court temporarily halted a lower court’s order, effectively allowing the armed troops to remain in the district until further notice.
