A veteran fire captain who was slashed and stabbed by a patient last week will be released from the hospital.
Capt. Latorrence Norris and his partner were stabbed by a patient last Tuesday night on their way to UF Health Hospital, police said.
The other firefighter, Engineer Vinnie Harper, was treated for a cut to his leg and released from the hospital the same day.
But Norris' injuries were critical, including a collapsed lung. He spent the last week in the hospital and will be released Tuesday to continue recovering at home.
A security officer at UF Health has been lauded for helping save Norris' life.
Davay Kinsey heard the firefighters were in distress and responded immediately, getting Norris on the back of her golf cart and rushing him across the hospital campus to the ER.