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August 11
Hundreds attend prayer service for slain Officer Ella French and her wounded partner
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“Officer Ella French is the best this city has to offer. She is truly Chicago’s finest,” Chaplain Kimberly Lewis-Davis said Wednesday evening.
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August 11
Judge orders release of man charged with straw purchase of gun allegedly used to kill Officer Ella French
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Jon Seidel and Madeline Kenney
Federal prosecutors Monday charged Jamel Danzy for allegedly acting as the so-called straw purchaser of the Glock semi-automatic pistol used to kill French.
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August 11
Family ‘hopeful and praying’ after wounded Chicago police officer’s surgery
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Fran Spielman and Madeline Kenney
A Chicago Police officer who was seriously wounded in a shooting during a traffic stop in West Englewood that killed his partner over the weekend underwent surgery Tuesday at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
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August 11
Cops once again shun a visit from Mayor Lightfoot
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This time it was officers in the same unit as slain Chicago Police Officer Ella French who were meeting at McCormick Place. They objected to a mayoral visit and complained to Supt. David Brown about an overall lack of support.
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August 11
Lightfoot defends first deputy for trying to speed up ritual at morgue for Officer Ella French
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“A call was made under those circumstances to focus on the family. [First Deputy Supt.] Eric Carter made the right call. I support what he did,” the mayor said.
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August 10
Grieving Chicago police officers direct their anger at CPD’s second-in-command
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First Deputy Supt. Eric Carter infuriated officers gathered at the Cook County medical examiner’s office on Saturday night. They were giving their slain colleague, Ella French, a final send-off. Ignoring a sacred ritual, Carter impatiently declared, “We don’t have 20 minutes for this s—.”
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August 10
Brothers charged in fatal shooting of Chicago police officer denied bail
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Emonte Morgan, 21, and his brother, Eric Morgan, 22, face a litany of felony charges in the Saturday shooting in West Englewood that killed French and left her partner fighting for his life at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
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August 10
Durbin: Murder of CPD Officer Ella French shows need to boost punishment of gun ‘straw purchasers’
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Lynn Sweet and Jon Seidel
In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Durbin wrote, “The straw purchase that led to Officer French’s death is a call to action for the Justice Department’s Strike Force.”
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August 10
Socialist aldermen fire back at colleagues who said they have ‘blood on their hands’ for Ella French death
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“The killing of anybody is wrong. … The problem is, when the police do it, it’s overlooked. But when they get killed, it takes two-point-five-seconds to find and catch somebody,” said Ald. Jeanette Taylor.
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August 9
Vigil honors fallen Chicago Police Officer Ella French
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About 200 people — fellow officers along with community members and supporters — prayed and released balloons near the West Englewood area, where Chicago Police Officer Ella French, 29, was killed Saturday night.
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August 9
2 brothers charged in fatal shooting of Chicago Police officer
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Mitch Dudek and Madeline Kenney
Emonte Morgan, 21, and Eric Morgan, 22, face a litany of felony charges in the Saturday shooting that killed Officer Ella French and left her partner fighting for his life at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
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August 9
Feds charge alleged straw purchaser of gun used in fatal shooting of Chicago police officer
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Jamel Danzy was arrested Sunday and is being held in federal custody pending a detention hearing set for Wednesday afternoon. His lawyer noted during a court hearing Monday that he has no criminal history.
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August 9
Cops ‘at the breaking point’ turned their backs on Lightfoot, alderman says
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“Our police officers have been under siege, under-appreciated and thrown under the bus for the last year and a half,” said Ald. Matt O’Shea, whose 19th Ward on the Far Southwest Side is home to scores of police officers.
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August 9
Father of critically wounded officer struggling to get through ‘our darkest moment’
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“He’s still fighting for his life and we’re hoping — not only that he survives but that he recovers,” said the father, a retired police officer himself. “It is our darkest moment. We’re trying to get through it.”
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August 9
Chicago cops give cold shoulder to Mayor Lightfoot at hospital after two officers shot
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The officers were waiting inside at the University of Chicago Medical Center when the mayor approached them and they turned their backs on her, sources said.
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August 8
Slain Chicago police officer ‘wanted to do good for the world,’ brother says
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Madeline Kenney, Tom Schuba, Sophie Sherry, and Matthew Hendrickson
The slain officer was identified by the department as Ella French, on the force since April 2018. Officers involved in the incident were wearing body cameras, and much of what happened was caught on video, CPD Supt. David Brown said Sunday.
