Category: Ella French

Thousands Honor Slain Chicago Police Officer at Funeral

CHICAGO—Family, friends, and fellow police officers from across Illinois paid tribute to Chicago police officer Ella French at her funeral in southwest Chicago on Thursday. Thousands of Chicago and suburban police officers stood solemnly on the lawns surrounding St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. Some officers came from as far as Houston, Texas. Elizabeth French,…


2 Brothers Charged in Fatal Shooting of Chicago Officer

CHICAGO—Two Chicago brothers have been charged in a weekend shooting during a traffic stop that left one police officer dead and another seriously wounded, the Chicago Police Department announced in a Monday press release. Emonte Morgan, 21, is charged with first-degree murder in Saturday’s fatal shooting of 29-year-old officer Ella French, as well as attempted…


Indiana Man Accused of Supplying Gun That Killed Chicago Cop

Federal prosecutors Monday charged an Indiana man with purchasing and then illegally supplying the semi-automatic handgun used in a weekend shooting in Chicago that left one police officer dead and another severely wounded. Jamel Danzy, 29, is accused of buying the weapon from a licensed gun dealer in Hammond, Indiana, in March and then providing it to…