SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The fire department, police department and emergency personnel from South Hutchinson lined up at Kutter’s Furniture Friday afternoon to greet Rice County Undersheriff Chad Murphy.

Murphy was shot earlier this week when he attempted to serve a warrant to David Madden. Murphy was initially taken to a Wichita hospital in critical condition.

A brigade of officers from local counties teamed up to transport Murphy back to Lyons. He is well enough to finish his recovery at the hospital in Lyons.

In a display of unity, officers lined K-96 from Wichita to South Hutchinson. At Kutter’s Furniture just outside of South Hutch, first responders from the city waited with lights flashing and the American flag waving.