Overview
- Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe is transitioning from acute care at MedStar Washington Hospital Center to an undisclosed inpatient rehabilitation facility.
- Doctors report he is breathing on his own and can stand with assistance, marking key recovery milestones in the weeks since the Nov. 26 shooting near Farragut West.
- Wolfe’s mother described new gains such as sitting up for hours, increased movement on his right side, smiling and nonverbal communication, though he is not yet speaking.
- The attack also killed Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, as the pair patrolled near the White House as members of the West Virginia National Guard.
- Suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal was shot, taken into custody, and has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, while Guard deployments in D.C. have risen to about 2,600 and the mission has drawn increased scrutiny in Congress.