Friday, August 24, 2012

Lt. Brian Murphy, heroic Brooklyn-born cop who was shot nine times while trying to stop Wisconsin Sikh temple massacre, released from hospital

  
 Lt. Brian Murphy, age 51.

The heroic Brooklyn-born cop who was shot nine times while trying to stop the Wisconsin Sikh temple massacre is out of the hospital.

Lt. Brian Murphy, a 21-year veteran of the Oak Creek, Wisc., police department, was released Wednesday, capping a miraculous recovery following the Aug. 5 tragedy that saw six worshipers killed.

The tough-as-nails officer was originally in critical condition after being struck in the neck by Michael Wade Page, a neo-Nazi.

His daughter, Erika, who lives in South Korea, took to Twitter to express her pride and relief.

“finally able to talk to my dad for the first time since the shooting,” the daughter posted Thursday. “he’s doing well and he sounds like batman. more proof he’s a superhero.”

Murphy, who moved to the Milwaukee area to be closer to his wife’s family, was the first to respond to reports of shots fired at the temple. Seconds after climbing out his cruiser, he was hit by a spray of bullets.

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Despite being badly wounded, he waved off officers running to his rescue and directed them to tend to the injured worshippers.

His fellow Oak Creek police officers said that Murphy maintained his distinct New York accent. Murphy’s brother Terry just retired from the NYPD Intelligence Division.




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