Overview
- Sgt. Erik Levasseur was discharged from HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce and returned home 37 days after the Dec. 1 on-duty shooting.
- He was shot twice in the face while responding to a call in the Lake Park/Town Park area of Tradition with five other officers.
- Police said the attacker, identified as 32-year-old Frankie Salvatore Riccio, was killed at the scene.
- A police video showed Levasseur leaving through a 'Tunnel of Hope' as staff and officers applauded, then radioing, 'I'll be back,' on his way home.
- Chief Leo Niemczyk said Levasseur currently has no vision in his right eye and shadowy vision in his left eye, expects additional surgeries, and has no timetable for returning to duty; a union GoFundMe is assisting his family.