Teen initially thought dead in Mich. shooting spree released from hospital
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) – The youngest victim of the Kalamazoo shooting rampage was released from the hospital Tuesday.
A hospital spokesperson sent a release Tuesday stating 14-year-old Abigail Kopf’s condition has improved and she is now moving to an inpatient rehabilitation facility in Grand Rapids.
“The pace of her progress is exceptional,” Dr. Aaron Lane-Davies, medical director of Bronson Children’s Hospital, said in the release.
Lane-Davies says Abigail has a long journey ahead, but her signs of improvement are very encouraging.
Abigail was among eight people shot in the late February rampage.
Abigail was rushed to the hospital. Her heart stopped beating once there, officials said, but doctors were able to restart it.
Also wounded was 25-year-old Tiana Carruthers, who was the first to be shot. Carruthers has left the hospital and moved to a rehabilitation facility.
Killed were Tyler Smith, Rich Smith, Mary Jo Nye, Mary Lou Nye, Barbara Hawthorne and Dorothy Brown.