Just over a month after being shot multiple times during a traffic stop in Rancho Cucamonga, sheriff's deputy Marcus Mason arrived at his station to a hero's welcome after being released from an inpatient therapy care center.
It's a day his family and brothers and sisters in blue had been waiting for.
"He has a will to survive and he's continued to display that from that night and throughout his recovery process," said Capt. Ernie Perez with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, who called Mason a warrior. The five-year veteran of the department was shot four times while responding to a suspicious vehicle call on July 16.
Officials say two shots were stopped by his protective vest and gun belt, but two bullets struck Mason in the abdominal area. The suspect, Nicholas Campbell, was arrested and remains in jail without bail. He faces a long list of charges including attempted murder of a peace officer.
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