The surviving National Guardsman shot by a gunman last week near the White House gave medical personnel a thumbs up when asked if he could hear them and also wiggled his toes in response, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey said on Monday. Morrisey said that Andrew Wolfe, 24, one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot on Wednesday, remained in serious condition.

“Andrew is still fighting for his life,” Morrisey told reporters at a news conference. “Andrew needs prayers.”

Wolfe, from Martinsburg, West Virginia, joined the West Virginia Air National Guard in 2019 and was deployed to Washington in August, according to the state’s guard. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, the other West Virginia National Guard member shot last week, died on Thursday. Beckstrom enlisted in the service in 2023

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