A West Virginia National Guard member wounded in last week’s shooting in Washington is slowly healing, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Friday. Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe’s head injury is improving and he is “beginning to look more like himself,” the governor said in a statement that quoted Wolfe’s parents.

Why It Matters

Wolfe and Spc. Sarah Beckstrom were ambushed Nov. 26 as they patrolled a subway station three blocks from the White House. Beckstrom died the following day. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who was also shot during the encounter, has been charged with murder and has pleaded not guilty.

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Morrissey asked West Virginians and others to continue praying for Wolfe, and noted that a vigil was planned Friday night at Wolfe’s alma mater, Musselman High

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