SURREY (NEWS1130) – The border guard who was shot in the neck at the Peace Arch crossing last week has now been released from the hospital.

The Customs and Immigration Union says Lori Bowcock is resting comfortably at home.

First National Vice-President Jason McMichael says her family is trying to keep things as private as possible for her.  “But she has been home for a day or two now.”

It’s unclear when and if she’ll return to work.

“I’ve been careful to say that I’m not sure you ever recover fully or emotionally from this kind of incident but certainly doctors are very confident that physically she’ll make a full recovery.  We will provide Lori with whatever support she needs.”

McMichael says the last time something this serious happened at a Canadian crossing was when an officer was shot in Windsor, Ontario in 1969.

Last Tuesday, Andrew Crews pulled up to a booth at the border and shot Bowcock in the neck before taking his own life.

Crews had been living in Washington State and his stepfather says he sent his mother a text before the shooting to say he loved her and was sorry.

Regardless of the shooting, the federal public safety minister will not speed up the arming of Canada’s border guards.

Vic Toews says there is a lot of training involved before an agent is allowed to carry a weapon, and thousands of guards across the country still need it.  His goal is to have all guards trained and armed by sometime in 2016.