A Philadelphia police officer who was shot 12 times was released from the hospital two weeks after the ambush shooting that also claimed the life of his partner.
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Officer Hector Rodriguez, 33, and his partner Shane Seiber, 40, responded to a report of an armed man on a porch in West Philadelphia shortly after midnight on October 10.
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Moments after stepping onto the porch, the officers were shot at by 35-year-old Eric Lewis, according to police.
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Seiber was struck three times and killed.
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Rodriguez was shot 12 times but miraculously survived after being rushed to the hospital.
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Lewis fled but was arrested after a three-and-a-half-hour manhunt and slapped with more than 80 charges by the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.
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He was also hit with additional federal charges last week.
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Rodriguez was released from Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Saturday morning, four days after his partner's funeral.
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A huge crowd of medical staff, law enforcement and members of the community stood outside the hospital clapping and cheering for the officer as he was wheeled out on a stretcher to return home to his wife and five children.
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Police sources told CBS News that Rodriguez had been 'up and walking' in the week before he was released from the hospital.
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The officer and his wife attended Seiber's funeral on Tuesday after Rodriguez insisted on being there.
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Philadelphia Police Officer Hector Rodriguez, 33, was shot 12 times while responding to a call on October 10.
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He survived and was released from the hospital on Saturday
Rodriguez's partner, Shane Seiber, 40, was shot three times during the same shooting and died.
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His funeral took place four days before Rodriguez was released from the hospital
Rodriguez is pictured as he was released from the hospital.
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A huge crowd of supporters clapped and cheered to support him
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Deputy Commissioner John M Stanford Jr said at a press conference that Rodriguez is entering 'his next phase of recovery,' but further details about his condition are unclear.
Stanford Jr added: 'Two weeks ago, we stood here with tears of sadness as we honored Officer Shane Seiber leaving the hospital and being prepared to be laid to rest.
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And two weeks later, we're here today with tears of joy as we are seeing Officer Hector Rodriguez being released from Penn.
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Seiber died in the hospital surrounded by family shortly after the shooting.
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He left behind a wife and two children, a seven-year-old son and a three-year-old daughter.
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'He fought valiantly, but he lost his life today,' police commissioner Kevin Bethel said during a news conference hours after the attack.
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After unleashing a barrage of bullets, Lewis fled down an alley and opened fire on nine more responding officers, none of whom were hit, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said at a separate news conference.
His escape sparked a massive manhunt, with SWAT teams deployed and the surrounding neighborhood placed on lockdown.
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Lewis was eventually found hiding in a tree at around 3.30am.
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Officers took Lewis into custody and recovered a shotgun and two handguns.
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One of the handguns was Rodriguez's department-issued weapon, which Lewis had swiped after the shooting, police said.
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Rodriguez and Seiber were allegedly shot by Eric Lewis, 35, who has been hit with more than 80 state charges and five federal charges.
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Police described the attack as an 'ambush'
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Officers are pictured at the porch were Lewis is accused of shooting the officers.
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Police said that when he fled, he fired at nine other officers who were not hit
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A more than three-hour manhunt for Lewis ensued after the shooting, as SWAT teams were deployed and the neighborhood was locked down.
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Lewis was found hiding in a tree
Lewis was charged with homicide of a law enforcement officer and murder for Seiber’s death, along with 10 counts of attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder and other related offenses.
On Thursday, the US Attorney's Office announced that it also charged the alleged cop-killer with five federal firearm charges.
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Those charges include interference with interstate commerce by robbery, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, possession of a firearm by a felon, theft of a firearm that has moved in interstate commerce and possession of a stolen firearm.
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Federal prosecutors said that Lewis's 9mm handgun was a privately manufactured 'ghost gun' and that he was not permitted to own firearms because he had previously been convicted of a felony punishable by more than a year in prison.
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Court records reveal Lewis has a criminal history stretching back to 2012.
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In 2015, he admitted guilt to weapons offenses stemming from an incident two years earlier, including carrying a firearm in public.
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Lewis was a city employee who worked for the Philadelphia Water Department.
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The union representing him confirmed his employment to NBC10 Philadelphia.
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The union said it was 'deeply shaken' by the shooting and that it would fully cooperate with detectives.
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Shortly after the shooting two weeks ago, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro released a statement that said: 'Our law enforcement officers are the very best of us.
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Seiber left behind a wife, a seven-year-old son and a three-year-old daughter.
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The family is pictured
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