Chief: Wounded San Bernardino Officer Regaining Consciousness
SAN BERNARDINO (AP) — San Bernardino's police chief says an officer critically wounded in a shooting last month is regaining consciousness.
In a Twitter message Thursday, Chief Jarrod Burguan said Officer Gabriel Garcia is showing signs of improvement.
Update on Ofc. Garcia. Good day today. Showing improvement. He is regaining consciousness. Please keep him in your prayers.
— Jarrod Burguan (@RetSBPDChief) September 5, 2014
The 31-year-old has been in a medically induced coma with a brain injury since the Aug. 22 shooting.
The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports that later at an anti-violence vigil outside City Hall, Burguan said Garcia is showing signs that he is recognizing that there are people around him.
Garcia and his partner were approaching a group of people when one man opened fire with a handgun and an assault rifle.
Garcia was hit once in the head. His partner killed the gunman.
Three people have been charged with attempted murder.
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