GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Dixie County Sheriff’s Deputy Cody Pope was released from UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville on Tuesday evening after receiving treatment for a gunshot wound.
Pope was given a law enforcement escort from the hospital to Old Town, where community members lined the street to honor his sacrifice for the community.
Last Saturday night, officials say Christopher Van Ness, 54, opened fire on deputies responding to reports of shots fired at the Old Town Tavern…