Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, the National Guard member who survived last month’s deadly attack near the White House, is “slowly healing,” West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Friday.
His colleague, Sp. Sarah Beckstrom20, was killed in the shooting the day before Thanksgiving when a suspect opened fire on a street in Washington, DC. The guards were sent to the city as part of a Trump administration order to combat crime in the capital.
Morrisey said an update on Wolfe’s status that his head wound is “healing slowly.” He cited the soldier’s parents for the information.
He said Wolfe, 24, may receive acute care for another two to three weeks as he heals and recovers, the governor said, citing the family. He said Wolfe’s family was “optimistic” about his health.
“He’s starting to look more like himself,” Morrisey said, quoting Wolfe’s parents.
Wolfe was initially said to be in critical condition, and President Donald Trump said hours after the violence that Wolfe was in “very serious condition.”
The suspect in the attack Afghan citizen Rahmanullah Lakanwalappeared in court virtually from a hospital bed on Tuesday.
Lakanwal, who was also shot in the Nov. 26 shooting, was charged with first-degree murder, assault with intent to kill while armed, possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm during a violent crime.
He pleaded not guilty on all points.
A vigil for Wolfe was expected to take place Friday evening at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, Wolfe’s alma mater, the governor said.
Beckstrom, 20, joined the Guard in June 2023 to prepare for a future in federal law enforcement. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke to her ex-boyfriend.
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