Officer hurt in shooting that killed partner moves to rehab
CHICAGO – A Chicago police officer
left partially paralyzed by a shooting that killed his partner has been moved to a rehabilitation center but still faces “a long road ahead,” the city’s police superintendent says.
Officer Carlos Yanez, Jr.’s move out of a hospital marks “a major step in his recovery process,” Superintendent David Brown said Monday.
Yanez, 39, lost an eye and was partially paralyzed when he was shot three times on Aug. 7 in a shooting during a routine traffic stop that killed his 29year-old partner, Officer Ella French. They had pulled over a vehicle for expired plates when a passenger in the vehicle opened fire.