BIG SPRINGS, Neb. (AP) — A western Nebraska sheriff’s deputy who was shot four times in December by a suspect continues to recover.

Mike Hutchinson’s son, Zachariah, says that his father is off of dialysis and antibiotics, and he is walking on his own.

The Deuel County deputy was wounded Dec. 3 while trying to arrest a suspect in Big Springs.

Authorities said the suspect came out of his home and shot Hutchinson before he ever fired his weapon. Another deputy returned fire and killed 66-year-old Neil Stretesky.