An NYPD police officer from Long Island shot at point-blank range last month is heading home from the hospital.
Officer Kevin Brennan told Newsday he’s very excited about going home to his wife and 2-month-old daughter.
He said the baby was the reason he pulled through.
Police department spokesman Paul Browne said scores of officers will be on hand when the 28-year-old officer leaves Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan on Friday.
He was shot Jan. 31 during a struggle with a gunman in Brooklyn. The bullet lodged against his skull.
The suspect, Luis Ortiz, has been indicted on an attempted murder charge.
Brennan’s sister said everyone is shocked at Brennan’s speedy recovery.
Brennan said he’ll continue his rehabilitation at an outpatient facility near his Garden City Park home.
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