Hundreds of Suffolk County Police officers lined the hospital exit Friday morning to greet their fellow officers who were wounded in the line of duty.
One of the officers to be released from Stony Brook University Medical Center on Friday is a 28-year-old man who had only been 11 months into the job when the incident happened.
On December 28 at around 5 p.m., Enrique Lopez was acting violently toward his roommate and threatening him with a fire extinguisher, police said. When police arrived at the scene on Birchwood Road, Lopez pulled out a knife and stabbed both of the officers. Officials say at least one of the officers was able to fire their weapon at Lopez during the incident. Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene.The second police officer at the scene was airlifted to the hospital, where he was put on life support. Officials say that officer is 26 years old, four years into the job, and a soon-to-be father.A third officer who also responded to the scene was also taken to the hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.
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