FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. - A McCaysville police captain is showing signs of improvement after being shot while responding to a suspicious person call Friday night, and friends are rallying around his family as he continues to recover in the hospital.

The backstory:

Captain Brantley Worley was shot in the face while on duty, according to McCaysville Police Chief Michael Earley. After a daylong manhunt, police arrested 26-year-old Timothy Ramsey , who is charged with aggravated assault with intent to commit murder against a police officer.

Worley was rushed to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, where doctors say he remains stable but is still dealing with a brain bleed and a broken nose that has made breathing difficult.

What they're saying:

For his friends, the shooting has been a devas

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