Overview
- Sgt. Keith Gasco has been released from the hospital and is recuperating at home after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
- Chief Brian Lewos said Gasco will not need hip surgery but will require elbow surgery after consulting a specialist in Boston.
- The Feb. 3 confrontation occurred inside the Family Dollar in Spencer, where SWAT officers located 35-year-old Patrick Madison in a closed bathroom.
- Investigators say Madison fired at officers, wounding Gasco, and police returned fire, killing Madison.
- The Worcester County District Attorney’s office is leading the investigation and asked anyone with information to call 508-453-7536.