Aurora officer stabbed in head during shooting released from hospital

An Aurora Police Department officer who was stabbed multiple times in the head during an early April shooting was released from the hospital on Wednesday.

Mark Moore, who joined the department in 2012, sustained life-threatening injuries during the altercation in which he shot and killed 23-year-old Amare Garlington on April 9, department officials said. His release came after multiple surgeries and nearly two weeks of rehabilitation.

“He continues to have a long road to recovery, but today marks a powerful step forward,” department officials wrote in a Wednesday social media post…

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