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Police, Firefighters Salute Injured Officer Duzel During Trip To Craig Hospital

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4/AP) — A Colorado Springs police officer who was shot in the head during a confrontation with an armed suspect traveled to Craig Hospital on Tuesday.

Officer Cem Duzel was moved out of intensive care at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs last week.

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Officer Cem Duzel (credit: Colorado Springs Police Department)

On Tuesday morning, Duzel was transported to the rehabilitation hospital via ambulance.

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Copter4 flew over the ambulance as it traveled I-25 from Colorado Springs to Craig Hospital (credit: CBS)

Copter4 followed his path as officers and firefighters lined the route from Colorado Springs to Englewood. They saluted Duzel's ambulance from overpasses and exit ramps.

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(credit: CBS)

Duzel was shot on Aug. 2 after responding to a report of shots being fired.

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(credit: KKTV)

The suspected shooter, 31-year-old Karrar Noaman Al Khammasi, is charged with attempted first-degree murder. He remains jailed with his bail set at $1 million.

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Karrar Noaman Al Khammasi (credit: El Paso County)
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