A police officer in Clarksdale, Mississippi who was shot in the face while responding to a robbery last month, is now breathing on his own.
Family members told WREG that Corporal Derrick Couch is making progress in his recovery and was taken off of life support on Tuesday and is even talking.
The four-year veteran of the force has been at Regional Medical Center in Memphis since he was shot on Feb. 13.
Two men were charged in connection to the shooting that ultimately led to Couch losing an eye in surgery.
Leandrew Booker was charged in the robbery that proceeded the shooting and Johnny Robinson Jr., the man who allegedly shot Couch, was charged with two counts of armed robbery, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
Surveillance video showed both of the suspects walk into the Corner Grocery and rob it before fleeing across the parking lot.
When Couch tried to stop Robinson, he was shot through the eye socket, lodging a bullet in his head.
Couch has served with the Clarksdale Police Department since December 2011 and has been in the Community Police Division, Special Operations Division and Patrol Division. He previously worked for the Tunica County Sheriff's Office.
