Trooper injured in 2014 ambush shooting has leg amputated

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state police trooper who was shot in a 2014 ambush has had his right leg amputated below the knee.
Trooper Alex Douglass underwent the surgery this week at a New York City hospital.
His friend Earl Granville says Douglass had some medical complications with his leg and decided to amputate it to improve his quality of life.
Granvillle, a veteran who lost his leg in Afghanistan, says he and Douglass completed the New York City Marathon handcycle event last