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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mariah Rush

Chicago cop paralyzed from shooting released from rehab center: ‘This will not keep him down’

Chicago police officers, supporters and family members cheer and applaud as Officer Danny Golden leaves the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in the Gold Coast to head home Friday morning. Golden was off duty when he was shot in the back and paralyzed after he tried to break up a bar fight July 9 on the Far South Side. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

One month after a shooting left him paralyzed, Chicago Police Officer Danny Golden was celebrating with an Oreo McFlurry as he left a rehabilitation center Friday morning.

The 32-year-old officer left the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to cheers and hugs from dozens of loved ones, colleagues and supporters. He was also greeted by his rescue dog, Marilyn, who gave him several eager kisses to show how much she’d missed him.

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