Cleveland cop shot dead last week investigating Kia theft no longer in hospital

A Cleveland police officer who was shot in the arm and leg during a foot chase involving four unidentified men last week has been discharged from the hospital.

Officer Mark Bakhriychuk was released Friday and is recuperating at home, according to the Cleveland Police Patrol Association.

Bakhriychuk was wounded on March 14 while investigating Kia thefts when he and another officer approached what they believed was a stolen Kia, just as four passengers jumped out of the car and fled.

During a chase around East 28th Street and Cedar Avenue, a man in a bright orange jacket (pictured below) fired shots during a chase around East 28th Street and Cedar Avenue, police said, injuring a police officer twice.

Cleveland Police

CONNECTED: Cleveland police are looking for a man in an orange jacket who they say shot dead an officer Tuesday night.

The officer who arrived on the scene administered first aid and bandaged the officer’s gunshot wounds before taking him to the hospital in his zone car.

No arrests were made during the shooting.

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No arrests 24 hours after the officer was shot; New video shows patrol car crash

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