LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Louisville police officer who was shot in the abdomen while pursuing two suspects in Louisville's Chickasaw neighborhood has been released from the hospital.

According to a Monday afternoon news release from Aaron Ellis, a spokesman from the Louisville Metro Police Department, Officer Brandon Haley is recovering at home.

"We are happy to report that Officer Brandon Haley has been discharged from the hospital and was able to return home," Haley's family said in a statement. "His recovery journey will continue from home as he works with home health and receives outpatient services. The strength and determination he has shown continues to improve as he works through the next phases of recovery."

Haley was shot in the abdomen and critically wounded Sept. 7 at 38th and West Kentucky streets. The shots came from a nearby house.

LMPD said Haley was attempting to catch up to a car that didn't have lights on. He got out of his car and radioed back that two subjects were running from the scene. As he ran toward their car, the body camera footage shows Haley stumble to the ground as more than 15 shots ring out.

LMPD Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said in a news conference last week that Haley was immediately hit. He tried to get up while still being shot at but fell again. After a few moments, the video shows him get up, cross the street and fall into a yard.

The Louisville Metro Police Foundation has created a fund to help Haley's family.

Five people — Dominique Thompson, Jemond Groves, Quantez Porter, Jacquan Ransom and Demarco Coney Jr. — have been arrested in connection Haley's shooting, but none of them have been charged with pulling the trigger.

LMPD investigators ask anyone who might have information about the shooting to call the Crime Tip Line at 502-574-LMPD (5673). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online through the Crime Tip Portal by clicking here.

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