CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The rookie police officer who was shot 25 days ago in a rush-hour pursuit says he's getting better and is eager to return to work.

"It will take more than this to scare me away," Sean Fleming said.

It was the first time the 26-year-old spoke publicly since the dramatic shootout on an Interstate 64 ramp. Chesapeake spokesman Mark Cox interviewed the officer at a small table in the WCTV-Chesapeake Television studio as reporters looked on.

Fleming was not permitted to take questions from the media or talk about the events surrounding the shootout because he is a "key witness in a major trial," Cox said.

Fleming showed no sign of his injuries as he ambled on set less than three weeks after leaving the hospital.

"I'm still healing," said Fleming, who wore a dress shirt and striped tie and sat with his hands clasped on the table in front of him.

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