CASSOPOLIS (WNDU/WOOD) — A Michigan State Police trooper who was shot in the line of duty last month continues to recover at his home in Cassopolis.
Detective Sgt. Aaron Steensma was allowed to go home on Super Bowl Sunday. WNDU, the NBC affiliate in South Bend, Ind., reports people lined the streets with a large American flag to cheer for him as he was driven home.
“Everybody took time out not to be at their Super Bowl parties, and my wife Lesley and I would just start crying in the car, and it was a good cry,” Steensma told WNDU. “We just both looked at each other, and seeing that flag, really hit home, oh my gosh, and looking around at all the people. We just can’t put into words what people do. It’s so overwhelming.”
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