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Officer shot outside La Habra police station released from hospital

By KJ Hiramoto
Published  August 13, 2021 9:33pm PDT
La Habra
FOX 11

Road rage incident may have sparked fatal shooting outside La Habra police station

One person is dead and an officer is fighting for their life at the hospital after a shooting outside the La Habra police station Friday night.

LA HABRA, Calif. - The officer who was shot outside a La Habra police station has been released from the hospital.

Back on August 6, the La Habra Police Department responded to a call of a vehicle following a woman. The woman was instructed to head to the police station for safety.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Shootout near La Habra police station leaves suspect dead

The suspect ultimately followed the woman to the station. When officers went outside, a confrontation broke out, ultimately leading to a shootout.

The suspect was shot and killed and one of the officers – later identified as Mark Milward – was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

After spending nearly a week at the hospital, Milward is back home and recovering from his injuries.

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