FORT WORTH, Texas — Ten years after surviving multiple gunshot wounds in a shooting that doctors said he should not have lived through, Fort Worth Police Officer Matt Pearce continues to serve the city and reflect on the faith he says carried him through the darkest moments of his life.
On March 15, 2016, what began as a routine morning patrol in west Fort Worth quickly turned into a fight for survival. Pearce chased two suspects into a rural area, climbed a barbed wire fence, and was shot multiple times, including a final shot at point-blank range.
“I see the gun come up, and it’s so slow and so vivid that I can see the nose of that nine millimeter bullet in the end of that barrel, and then that first round goes off,” Pearce said…