Denver Police Officer Jay Lopez released from the hospital

A Denver police officer returned home after he was shot during a response in Broomfield at the end of September. 

Officer Jay Lopez was discharged from the hospital on Thursday night after he was shot in the neck by a suspect on Sept. 29. He was finally home after a long hospital stay. 

The man who shot Lopez was wanted in a murder investigation in Denver. Police responded in Broomfield, and Lopez was injured during a shootout with the suspect. The suspect was killed when gunfire was exchanged.  

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