Police officer Matthew Pearce will visit PGA golf event at Colonial

Fort Worth police officer Matthew Pearce, who was shot seven times in the line of duty in March, will be one of 250 first responders among Thursday’s invited guests to the First Financial Bank First Responders Outpost on the 17th fairway at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational.

Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and PGA Tour participants will meet Pearce and others for photos from 11:30 a.m. to noon.

Pearce was released from the hospital to return home in May and plans to return to active duty after completing his rehabilitation efforts.

This story was originally published May 23, 2016 at 3:57 PM with the headline "Police officer Matthew Pearce will visit PGA golf event at Colonial."