Cicero Police Officer Returns Home

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Cicero Police Officer Luis Duarte, who was shot multiple times during a traffic stop, was discharged from the hospital Tuesday and returned home. Duarte was shot on September 14th from attempting to stop a Mercedes that was being driven unpredictably. The officers attempted to block the Mercedes at a stoplight near Cicero Avenue and the Stevenson Expressway. Prosecutors said a convicted felon, Daniel Mageo, 27, exited his vehicle and fired at the officers. They returned fire. Duarte was shot three times in the shoulder, hip, and leg. Duarte was escorted home on Tuesday.

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