Chicago police officer injured in shooting, hopes to gain mobility for wedding, father says

CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago police officer has made main strides in the direction of strolling together with his bride, down the aisle.

Officer Danny Golden was shot and severely injured exterior a bar earlier this summer time.

Tuesday, his father stated Danny hopes to achieve most mobility by his October marriage ceremony.

Officer Golden represents the epitome of what it means to be optimistic within the face of adversity.

Golden’s father Patrick stated his son’s love for the Chicago Police Division has solely deepened as he makes inspiring features in his restoration.

“He is decided to not let this preserve him down,” Patrick Golden stated. “He is decided that this isn’t going to beat him.”

He stated he’s merely in awe of his son’s grit and combating spirit.

“Seeing what he is going by means of and what occurred to him, I am attempting to be a greater individual as a result of I see what he is going by means of,” Patrick Golden stated. “All I can say is simply the ability of prayer, as a result of I consider within the energy of prayer.”

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New video posted to Golden’s Fb web page reveals the six-year CPD and Military veteran strolling with the assistance of a walker and leg braces.

But it surely’s his in depth group that his father says continues to provide him energy.

“The neighborhood, associates, coworkers, the Chicago Police Division, the Chicago Fireplace Division, his Military buddies who’ve flown in from everywhere in the nation to see him,” Patrick Golden stated.

He stated his son is predicted to be launched from a rehab facility later this week, only one month after he was shot and left partially paralyzed attempting to interrupt up a combat exterior a bar within the metropolis’s Beverly neighborhood.

“He actually desires to remain a policeman and he enjoys his job and he desires to serve the town as finest he can,” he stated.

Patrick Golden stated his son has a protracted restoration forward of him, however added Danny is staying hopeful about persevering with to guard and serve the Metropolis of Chicago sooner or later.

Danny is predicted to get married in October 2023.

His father stated Danny is working tirelessly to stroll down the aisle at his marriage ceremony.