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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Mohammad Samra

Chicago police officer wounded in Englewood shootout released from hospital

Erik Moreno is saluted by fellow Chicago police officers as he leaves the University of Chicago Medical Center on Sunday. Moreno was released after about a week in the hospital. He had been shot during a traffic stop earlier this month. (Chicago Police Department)

A Chicago police officer seriously wounded in a shootout during a traffic stop in Englewood last weekend was released from the University of Chicago Medical Center on Sunday.

Officer Erik Moreno left the hospital Sunday afternoon — exactly a week after he was shot — in a wheelchair and with a black sling on his arm. Dozens of officers who had gathered to greet him applauded as he appeared, then saluted as he was wheeled past.

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