Montgomery Police Officer Who Was Shot Speaks Out About Recovery
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The Montgomery Police officer who was shot several times inside a store is speaking out for the first time about what happened. He says the shooting has changed his life.
Montgomery Police officer, Robert Hubbard, says since the shooting, every day is a struggle as he continues to recouperate here in Chilton County, where his family lives. Now he’s taking us back to that moment… when he was shot inside a Walmart in Montgomery.
One shot through his neck, another on the arm and another through the shoulder — all these injuries tell a story. A story Officer Hubbard thought he would never have to share once he stepped foot inside this Walmart store on Eastern Boulevard.
“There’s kind of two sounds you want to hear: The sound of your velcro when you’re putting it on in the morning and the sound of your velcro when you take it off,” Said Hubbard.
But on this day, Officer Hubbard didn’t come back home to do that…
“I got my husband’s best friend standing at my door that morning and I came up with every excuse thaI could as to why he is standing there and not at work… and…. that’s all I can remember until I got to see him,” Said Stephanie Hubbard, his wife.
Police say he was shot by Matthew Wright. Police say Wright car-jacked a Chrysler 300 after leaving the store and made it all the way to Louisiana..where he led investigators on a footchase.
Meanwhile, Hubbard say he was unconcious in a hospital bed… and when he woke up, there was only one thing on his mind:
“Trying to find out if anybody else got hurt. that was the main thing and making sure that nobody else was hurt. that walmart stays pretty busy making sure that at least we got everybody out there,” Said Hubbard.
Police say Hubbard was the only person injured in the shooting. Today, he’s being called a hero by his family and strangers alike. However, he remains humble saying he was just doing his job of keeping others out of harms way.
“It’s what we do. you know it can go from the simplest call to 90 to nothing in a second and it’s what we train for. It’s what we’re here for,” Said Hubbard.
When we asked Hubbard why he decided to do this interview, he says it was because of all the support he’s received from people he’s met to people he hasn’t met. He says this interview was his way of saying thank you.
Officer Hubbard says the healing process will take between 6 to 8 months. After that, he plans to return to work. He’s been in law enforcement for nearly 6 years and says this experience is by far the most intense he’s experienced.
