An Aurora Police officer who was stabbed in the head during a shooting in early April remains in the hospital about two weeks later, the department said Tuesday.
Mark Moore, who was first joined the department in 2012 and was assigned to the K-9 Unit in 2019, sustained life-threatening injuries during the altercation in which he shot and killed 23-year-old Amare Garlington on April 9, the Aurora Police Department said in a Tuesday evening news release.
Garlington, who allegedly attacked Moore as well as his K-9, Cyrus, with the knife before he was fatally shot, had a history of legal and mental health issues, family members told The Denver Gazette.
“This is a terrible and tragic situation for everyone involved, including our officer, his family, our department and this community, as well as the young man who lost his life and his family,” Chief Chamberlain said in the release. “What we are facing in Colorado and across the nation is not a growing concern, but a full-scale mental health crisis. If we want different outcomes, we need sustainable mental health infrastructure and long-term care, not just short-term contact.”…