In December 2025, The Gateway Pundit reported on the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House that killed 20-year-old Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, and left National Guardsman, 24-year-old Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, in critical condition.
The suspect, 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the country under Joe Biden in 2021. Lakanwal has been formally charged with murder and other crimes.
Wolfe’s recovery has continued to move forward, and by mid-December, he was moved from the hospital to an inpatient rehab facility.
On Tuesday, Wolfe shared his first public message and thanked supporters for their prayers and support. He also shared his determination to work toward recovery.
Per West Virginia Press, Andrew shared, “I’m grateful to be alive. Thank you for your prayers and support,” Wolfe wrote. “It’s all been overwhelming and I’m trying still and determined. It’s been hard to go through something like this. Thank you for everything.”
His mother, Melody Wolfe, joined Fox News to share details about his recovery, saying, “He’s doing well. We’re a little over two months out from the injury and he’s, in my words, ahead of schedule.”
“He just finished a big milestone of six weeks of intense rehab, touching on things from physical therapy, rec therapy, to the big one, speech therapy. He is affected heavily by aphasia, which is a language disorder, not something I had ever heard of before this, but it affects your brain and memory.”
“He’s working through that with a therapist, and he finished an inpatient program, and we just moved him into a residential program on Monday. So that will be about 8-12 weeks, and he’s already seeing a nice change in him because it is kind of from a hospital setting to a more residential setting so he’s a little bit happier about that.”
Watch:
BREAKING: Mother of SSGT Andrew Wolfe reveals that her son is AHEAD OF SCHEDULE on his recovery efforts.
“He just finished a BIG MILESTONE!” pic.twitter.com/B2IU9isUtR
— The Patriot Oasis (@ThePatriotOasis) February 6, 2026
Wolfe is scheduled to undergo a cranioplasty (a routine skull reconstruction surgery) in early March.
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro spoke with Wolfe’s family and shared more about his remarkable recovery, noting, “the miracle continues.”
I’m happy to share an update on SSgt. Andy Wolfe, the brave National Guard Airman shot here in D.C. the day before Thanksgiving.
I spoke to his parents earlier and Andy is scheduled for another surgery soon.
He’s doing well thanks to great medical care, and the support from… pic.twitter.com/GcBvt7cwSB
— US Attorney Pirro (@USAttyPirro) February 2, 2026
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