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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Matthew Hendrickson

Former Chicago cop gets probation after pleading guilty to firing at unarmed man while off-duty and drunk

Former Chicago Police Officer Joseph Cabrera in a 2021 booking photo. (Cook County sheriff’s office)

A former Chicago police officer was sentenced to probation Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to firing at an unarmed man while off-duty and drunk.

Joseph Cabrera, 40, did not hit the person he was firing at, but he still faced a litany of felony charges from the Oct. 13, 2020 shooting, including attempted murder, filing a false report and obstruction of justice.

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