Robert Wayne Hunter had been hospitalized for 12-gauge-shotgun wounds in his chest and arm, which he suffered during the Sept. 17 incident.

West Valley police say Hunter used two loaded handguns to shoot out a sliding-glass door and enter a home near 3700 South and 6000 West, where his estranged wife had been living with another man since July.

Before the break-in, Hunter had sent the woman threatening text messages and had told the other man's co-workers he wanted to harm him, according to investigators.

The woman hid in the garage while the man, who said he feared for his life, shot Hunter, police said.

Hunter then ran to his truck, which was parked a block away, police said, while a neighbor called police.

Hunter was located and flown to University Hospital in critical condition, but was later upgraded to stable condition and was released on Thursday after a month-long recovery in the hospital.

The shooter was taken into custody but later released, and the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against him, saying his actions were justified under Utah's self-defense statute.

Hunter was charged with two counts of attempted aggravated murder and aggravated burglary, all first-degree felonies carrying possible sentences of five years to life in prison. He is also charged with two counts of second-degree felony stalking.

Hunter is scheduled to appear in 3rd District Court on Monday at 9 a.m.

- Steve Gehrke