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“Each and every day, our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line to protect the safety and security we enjoy in DuPage County,” State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement. “For their service, courage and commitment, we owe them a great debt of gratitude that, in my opinion, can never be repaid. Any call to which they respond could turn violent at any time, as we saw in this case. The shooting of an officer touches all of us and on behalf of all DuPage County law enforcement, I wish a speedy and full recovery for the officer injured in this incident.”

“Obviously this isn’t our first foray into free agency with Carlos,” Hahn said. “We had a similar situations at least in terms of his rights last offseason, when we had an interest in bringing him back and (were) able to work it out then as well. We’ll see how the market unfolds. He’s coming from a much better position, which we all benefited from over the course of the ‘21 season.

According to Flyer News, Patino had been a senior mechanical engineering technology major who minored in human movement biomechanics. He belonged to Alpha Psi Lambda — a coeducational Latino fraternity — and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. He was also active at the university’s Multi-Ethnic Education and Engagement Center.