Officer Arik Matson Returns to Waseca, Recovering from Shooting

Hundreds lined Waseca’s State Street Monday to welcome home Officer Arik Matson — who returned to the community for the first time since he was shot in the line of duty in January.

Matson was seriously injured when he was shot in the head more than nine months ago and has been making steady progress ever since.

“It’s absolutely just amazing,” said Matson’s grandmother Joyce Langerud. “You just can’t explain the feeling that you have.”

Escorted by a fleet of emergency vehicles, Matson got the chance to wave to the community that’s championed his recovery for almost 10 months