Gov. Morrisey updates on wounded guardsman, calls for justice in shooting by Afghan evacuee near White House that left one West Virginia soldier dead.
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Maj. Gen. James Seward, adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard, provided an update Monday on their operations in Washington as well as the condition of critically wounded guardsman, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe.
Wolfe, of Inwood, West Virginia, and Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, of Webster Springs, West Virginia, were shot – Beckstrom fatally – allegedly by Afghan evacuee Rahmanullah Lakanwal of Bellingham, Washington, on Wednesday as they patrolled outside the Farragut West Metro station not far from the White House.
Morrisey said Wolfe has been upgraded to serious condition, a step down from the previously reported „critical“ status.
„I’m not the doctor, and I’m not going to try to pretend to be so“, Morrisey said of speculation about the future of Wolfe’s condition.
Morrisey said Wolfe’s condition appears to be improving, telling reporters in Charleston that there had been some „positive news“ from friends and family in the hospital.
