East Baton Rouge Deputy Nick Tullier, seriously wounded in an ambush on law enforcement officers in July, traveled from Baton Rouge to a rehabilitation facility in Houston on Wednesday after nearly four months of treatment at Our Lady of the Lake.

An escort from law enforcement led Tullier's ambulance from the Baton Rouge hospital, where he's been since he was shot on July 17, to the Baton Rouge airport, where Tullier was placed into a small jet for the trip to Houston.

Tullier's father, James Tullier, said the deputy arrived in his room at TIRR Memorial Hermann hospital in Houston around 2 p.m., accompanied by his mother, Mary.

Tullier, who was shot three times in the July 17 attack by gunman Gavin Long that also killed three other law enforcement officers, will be treated at TIRR Memorial Hermann hospital in Houston.

His parents, who've largely remained at the deputy's side during his stay at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, also plan to follow Tullier to Houston. James Tullier, the deputy's father, wrote in a Facebook update Wednesday afternoon that both he and Tullier's fiancée, Danielle McNicholl, were on their way to the hospital to meet him.

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The transfer to Houston comes after doctors and nurses at Our Lady of the Lake worked for nearly four months to stabilize the Tullier's condition, contending with swelling, infections and healing around wounds left by the gunman's bullets.

The deputy has undergone numerous surgeries, including a procedure a week ago intended to clean out a bullet exit wound and let the area heal more quickly.

Hospital officials said in a news release that Tullier was discharged from the hospital at 9:30 a.m. Doctors nurses and support staff who cared for him gathered to wish him well as he left.

“It has been our honor to serve Deputy Tullier, and we pray for his continued healing as he begins the next phase of his recovery,” OLOL President and CEO K. Scott Wester said.

A crowd of well-wishers also gathered at the Baton Rouge Airport to see Tullier off on his flight to Texas, lining the tarmac as the plane prepared for departure.

Among those gathered to see Tullier off was Sgt. Bruce Simmons, a fellow East Baton Rouge deputy who was also wounded in the July 17 attack.

Tullier's father previously told The Advocate that conversations with the personal doctors for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden helped steer the family toward TIRR Memorial Hermann, a highly regarded rehabilitation facility.

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said members of his department have been touched by the "continuous outpouring of support and prayers for Nick."

"He's definitely a fighter, and we are going to stay strong and constant in our prayers for his total healing," he said.

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