'Sean is a miracle' | NC officer gets emotional welcome home a month after being shot Officer Sean Houle's dad said there weren't many words - just a lot of hugging and crying - as friends, family, and community members welcomed his son home. Author: Chris Venzon (WFMY News2), Grace Holland Published: 4:12 PM EDT March 16, 2021 Updated: 8:04 AM EDT March 17, 2021 KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — After nearly a month in the hospital, Kernersville police officer Sean Houle is headed home. "Just a very emotional day for him and the family and I mean when I say family, I mean everybody," his father Dennis Houle said, "There were a lot of tears shed today to see him come out of the hospital and go home."