OSP trooper shot on Christmas is back home

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon State Police trooper who was shot several times during a Christmas night shooting is out of the hospital after 48 days of recovery.

OSP said in an email Sunday that Trooper Nic Cederberg has returned home. Cederberg is an Army veteran and seven-year veteran of the agencyt.

Cederberg’s wife, Hayley Shelton, said in a Facebook post that they returned home Friday after 48 days in the hospital.

While they have a long road ahead, she said she is confident her husband will face the next recovery phase with determination, strength and a positive attitude.

Authorities say the trooper was shot Dec. 25 by homicide suspect James Tylka following a car chase. Tylka was then killed by police. Officers pursued Tylka after finding his estranged wife dead outside his suburban Portland home.