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Attacked CO denied benefits
By Chicago Sun-Times
Published: 05/29/2007

CHICAGO, IL - It was a chaotic, frantic scene at Stroger Hospital.

A convicted murderer was being treated for a skin disorder when he pulled out a shank, stabbed a guard in the neck, wrestled him for his gun and fled down the hall. He hijacked a shuttle bus before being stopped.

Cook County Correctional Officer Vito Zaccaro lost blood from the stab wound on his neck. But he never gave up his 9mm handgun and gave chase until he helped to stop Willis Reese's escape attempt. Read more.

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