UPMC: 1 Synagogue Shooting Victim Moved To Inpatient Rehab Unit, 1 Remains Stable
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Officials at UPMC released an update on the conditions of the two Squirrel Hill synagogue shooting victims who remain in their care Friday afternoon.
They say a 70-year-old male patient, Daniel Leger, is now receiving care at a UPMC inpatient rehabilitation unit. Leger suffered a gunshot wound to the torso that involved major organs in his abdomen. He underwent two surgeries after the shooting.
Leger is a nurse and a chaplain at UPMC who was scheduled to lead a service at the Tree of Life Synagogue the morning of the shooting.
A 40-year-old male police officer, Timothy Matson, remains under UPMC's care in stable condition. Matson suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
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