Crime & Safety

Last Officer Wounded In Aurora Shooting Home From Hospital

The officer, who suffered a wound to a lower extremity in Friday's shooting, is recovering with his family.

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AURORA, IL -- Nearly a week after the devastating Aurora shooting, the last of five wounded police officers is headed home. The officer is home with his family and recovering, according to an update from the Aurora Police Department.

Officials said Monday that the officer remained in the hospital in good condition after suffering a wound to a lower extremity. During a press briefing Tuesday, police declined to offer any details about the officer's injury.

The other four wounded officers had been released before Monday.

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"You are heroes; you are warriors," Police Chief Kristen Ziman said of the police officers and other first responders on Tuesday. She added that many of the officers were haunted by the thought that they could have done more to help the five people slain in the shooting.

Ziman also acknowledged that the Aurora officers have a long road to recovery ahead, both physically and emotionally.

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This last wounded officer returns home to a community that has shown an outpouring of support for police in the wake of the shooting, including handwritten notes from local children that echoed the sentiments of many adults in the city. The notes read, "Thank you for risking your lives to save us."

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