Officer Pearson Moved to Rehabilitation Center in Atlanta

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Officer Aaron Pearson will get rehabilitation for his brain injury outside the state.

According to a news statement, Pearson was moved from Mercy Hospital in Springfield to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday.

During the overnight hours on Jan. 26, Person was shot in the head while responding to a report of suspicious activity. The man accused of shooting Pearson has since been arrested.

The Springfield Police Department announced Wednesday Pearson was moved out of the Intensive Care Unit and was walking with the aid of a walker.

The private, not-for-profit hospital specializes in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury or brain injury.

While at the hospital, Pearson will undergo a rehabilitation program with a full team of medical and rehabilitation specialists.

The Springfield Police Department issued the following statement Thursday evening:

As the Shepherd Center announced earlier today, Officer Aaron Pearson was transferred today from Mercy Hospital Springfield to their facility for rehabilitation. With the familys wishes in mind, we planned to announce his departure from Springfield once Aaron and his family were settled in. Aaron will now remain in Atlanta indefinitely as he continues on his path to recovery.

We are encouraged to see the amount of progress Aaron has made over the past 17 days, and we are looking forward to the day when we can welcome him home to Springfield. We continue to be extremely impressed by and grateful for the amount of support we have seen extended by the Springfield area to Aaron and his family, and additionally, the SPD family. We will continue keeping Aaron and his family in our thoughts and prayers as he works to recover to the fullest.

For more information about Shepherd Center, visitshepherd.org.

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Officer Pearson Moved to Rehabilitation Center in Atlanta