Des Moines police officer goes home after being shot in the head
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(ABC 6 News) — It’s one step forward for a Des Moines police officer as he finally leaves the hospital after being shot in the head.
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Officers Cade Moritz and Jacob Boekhoff were both shot on September 16th after a police chase with a suspect ensued from a failed traffic stop.
Police said that suspect Joshua Green, 37, pulled out a gun and fired. He was killed when officers returned fire.
Moritz has been in the hospital since while Boekhoff was released last week.
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