CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer who was shot during an attempted traffic stop last week was released from the hospital on Sunday.

Officer Erik Moreno was greeted by fellow officers, who cheered as he left a Chicago hospital in a wheelchair.

Moreno was shot June 5 as he and other officers in an unmarked squad car attempted to stop a vehicle they said was driving erratically on the city’s South Side, according to police. The officers followed the vehicle into an alley, where they say a man got out and began firing. Officers returned fire, injuring the man.


Chicago police officer, suspect shot on South Side

Jerome Halsey, 27, of Chicago, remains hospitalized. He faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery charges.  He is being held on $1 million bail.

Moreno was the third law enforcement officer shot in Chicago in the span of one week. Officer Fernanda Ballesteros was shot during a traffic stop a few days before Moreno and was released from the hospital on Monday. A member of U.S. Marshals Service’s fugitive apprehension team was shot in the hand while serving a warrant. The officer declined to be treated at a hospital.

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