Shot Officer, Riverview Grad Remains in ICU

A Pittsburgh police officer who is a native of the Twin Boros continues to recover after being shot in the line of duty on Thursday.

Morgan Jenkins, 33, was shot by James R. Hill, 24, of Homewood after he and his partner attempted to stop his vehicle in Homewood.

Jenkins, an Oakmont/Verona native and a 1997 Riverview High School graduate, underwent surgery at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital after the incident. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jenkins remains in the intensive care unit after a bullet fragment near his spine was removed.

The newspaper reports that a bullet struck him in the back of his left biceps, went through his chest and cut through his lung before stopping near his spine.

However, Pittsburgh police Lt. Daniel Herrmann said Jenkins is "in good spirits and doing well."

Plum-Oakmont Patch readers have been leaving their well wishes and prayers for Jenkins in this thread.

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