JACKSONVILLE, Texas — The Jacksonville officer who was shot last Sunday by Bobby Michael Dennis has been released from the hospital, according to a Facebook post from the City of Jacksonville.

"She will be escorted back into Jacksonville at approximately 3:20 p.m. today," the Facebook post said.

The city is inviting residents to line up along the highway near 4555 N. Jackson Street and Teknor to help welcome her back.

"She will pass by in a convoy of emergency response vehicles," the post from Jacksonville said.

The convoy will not be coming through downtown Jacksonville.

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