Friend Says Heartfelt Support Helping Former Stilwell Officer Recover From Shooting

A former Stilwell Police officer who was shot in the leg while on duty in May is still recovering five months later.

Her friend, Raquel Reed, said while this has been a hard few months, it's been amazing to see everyone support this family, from the phone calls checking in to the help at home. 

Reed and Amanda Craig have been best friends for more than seven years. They went through the police academy side by side and have worked at three jobs together. 

"Everybody thinks she's funny, she's always got jokes, even when everybody is in a bad mood, she's always the one to lighten the mood with her jokes," Reed said. 

Craig was shot in the leg in May while working as an officer for Stilwell Police.

The FBI is investigating the shooting, but she's already had one surgery and will now need another. 

"They inserted some hardware and basically the healing process is not going how they'd like it to go, so they are going to have to go in and redo some things to make it heal how it's supposed to," Reed said. 

Reed said Craig has been in a wheelchair since she's been home. She said a church donated a ramp to help her get into her house, and fellow officers and deputies helped them install it.

"Law enforcement is a huge family there have been so many people checking on her, offering to help, offering to bring food, especially when she first came home," Reed said. 

Reed said while it's been tough for Craig, she's doing great mentally and it's been amazing to see her strength the past few months, and the amount of people who have been there for them. 

"They've had a lot of support and as her best friend, it's been amazing to see that," Reed said. 

Reed said Craig plans to have the second surgery in the next two to three weeks. 

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