'He's in good spirits': Officer shot during standoff drives himself to hospital, now recovering

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Chief of Police William Jackson says Lt. Lorenzo Matthews, a 26-year veteran of the Mobile Police Department, faces six months to a year of recovery after a standoff with two suspects. Matthews drove himself to the hospital after being struck in the lower abdomen on the porch of the home.  [...]