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Family: Officer Arik Matson Slated To Undergo Reconstructive Surgery

Nicole Matson, the officer's sister-in-law, wrote on a CaringBridge page that Matson was cleared for the surgery Monday.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Arik Matson, the Waseca police officer who was shot in the head earlier this month in the line of duty, is slated to undergo reconstructive surgery Monday afternoon.

Nicole Matson, the officer’s sister-in-law, wrote on a CaringBridge page that Matson was cleared for the surgery Monday after a CT scan came back positive.

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