On Saturday, he gave a thumbs-up from his hospital bed before being released.
Officer Raul Ortiz was surrounded by his family as he left Jefferson University Hospital on Saturday afternoon. A line of fellow officers stood in salute as Ortiz wiped away tears.
When they arrived in parking garage D, they heard glass shattering. They went to investigate, and police say that's when they saw three to four suspects trying to break into a car, and a shooter opened fire. Mendez was shot multiple times in the upper body and died at an area hospital. Ortiz was shot in the arm and has been recovering since then at Jefferson.As officers applauded Ortiz's release, the commissioner noted how this was a bittersweet moment for the department. It's, but the commissioner says Ortiz, who is a 20-year veteran of the force, a husband, and a father, will recover.
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