A Chicago police officer who was shot and seriously wounded in West Englewood last Wednesday is out of the hospital.
Chicago Police Officer Fernanda Ballesteros was released from the hospital Monday, after suffering a gunshot wound to the head Wednesday.
Before she was released, Ballesteros recorded a video message from her hospital bed, thanking hospital staff and her fellow officers for their support in the days since she was wounded.Chicago officer Fernanda Ballesteros released a video message from her hospital bed Monday thanking fellow officers for the support in the days since she was shot during a traffic stop in Englewood last week.
Ballesteros also said in the statement that she chooses to focus on the positive in her experience of being shot. Ballesteros was conducting a traffic stop Wednesday evening in Englewood when she was fired on. Officers returned fire, critically wounding the suspect who was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital.Ballesteros’ partner drove her straight to the hospital. In her recorded statement, she thanked her partner and everyone who reached out to her family in support.
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