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, Spc. Sarah Beckstrom , 20, was killed in the shooting the day before Thanksgiving when a suspect opened fire on a Washington, D.C., street. The guard members had been deployed to the city as part of a Trump administration order to fight crime in the capital.

Morrisey said in an update on Wolfe's status that his head wound "is slowly healing." He cited the soldier's parents for the information.

He said Wolfe, 24, may have two to three more weeks of acute care as he heals and recovers, the governor said, citing the family. He said Wolfe's family has been "optimistic" about his heal

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