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A deputy U.S. Marshals shot during a gun battle in the Bronx received a hero’s welcome Saturday as he was released from the hospital.

Dozens of masked colleagues applauded as the officer was wheeled out of Jacobi Hospital and into a waiting car.

The marshal, along with a colleague, was part of the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force team executing a warrant at 4085 Ely Ave. in Wakefield around 5:30 a.m. Friday when bullets started flying.

The marshals were trying to bring in Andre Sterling, 35, who was accused of opening fire on a Massachusetts state trooper in the hand and torso during a recent traffic stop.

One marshal was hit in the leg, while the other was struck in the arm. Sterling was killed.

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The marshal after being discharged from Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx.
The marshal being discharged from Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx today. Dan Herrick
The marshal after being discharged from Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.
Dan Herrick
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