EXCLUSIVE: Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Gives Raw Look At Difficult Recovery

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We are getting a raw look at the difficult recovery for a Philadelphia police officer and his entire family after he was shot on the job. Officer Perez says the pain is nonstop. 'He can't hold the baby, he can't really carry him.' ARobertsCBS reports

The officers’ bravery helped police catch Stacey Hayes, who is now charged with murder and attempted murder.

Perez took us back to the early morning of Oct. 4, 2021. He and other officers became involved in a gunfight with Stacey Hayes. Now more than six months later, following multiple surgeries to graft muscles and nerves from his thigh and foot with several more to still go, Perez says the pain is nonstop.Philadelphia Community Leaders Working On Solutions To Crimes Impacting Children, Teenagers In City“He can’t hold the baby, he can’t really carry him. All of that falls on me,” Olivia said.Olivia also had to quit her job to take her husband to his appointments, including therapy three times a week.

While this couple says they are grateful to be together, the daily reality of recovery is both physically and emotionally daunting.“It definitely takes a village to deal with a situation like this,” Olivia said.

 

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