Police officers applaud Joshua Lott as he is released from John Peter Smith Hospital.
Burleson police officer Joshua Lott greets his fellow officers as he arrives home from John Peter Smith Hospital.
Joshua Lott, the Burleson police officer who was shot three times on Wednesday, was released from the hospital on Thursday evening.
Multiple police agencies lined the parking lot as he exited John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. A caravan of patrol cars escorted him to his Burleson home.
About 4:15 a.m., Lott made a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Hillside Drive, near Burleson High School.
The stop was made for a defective taillight or brake light, said Burleson Police Chief Billy Cordell.