VIDEO: Officer Pearson Leaving Springfield Hospital for Atlanta

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Thursday we reported that injured Springfield police officer Aaron Pearson was transferred from a Springfield hospital to a facility in Atlanta for rehabilitation of his brain injury.

Now the Springfield police department is sharing video taken of the transfer from the hospital to a plane, and the support his fellow officers gave. (see below)

In a YouTube video, the department notes; "As the Shepherd Center announced earlier today, Officer Aaron Pearson was transferred today from Mercy Hospital Springfield to their facility for rehabilitation. Aaron will now remain in Atlanta indefinitely as he continues on his path to recovery."

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

Dozens of fellow officers, police department personnel, friends and family turned out at the hospital and at the Springfield-Branson Airport to see Pearson off, the video reflects. The ambulance had a police escort to the airport.

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

During the overnight hours on Jan. 26, Person was shot in the head while responding to a report of suspicious activity at Glenstone and Chestnut Expressway. Joshua Hagood, the man accused of shooting Pearson, was arrested a few hours later and charged.

Video courtesy Springfield Police Department - via YouTube:

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VIDEO: Officer Pearson Leaving Springfield Hospital for Atlanta