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    Jury finds man guilty in slaying of Chicago police Officer Ella French

    by Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune Mar 05, 2024 3 minutes
    Chicago police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., center left, and Elizabeth French, mother of slain Chicago police Officer Ella French, center right, exit following closing arguments in the murder trial of her daughter at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on March 5, 2024. Emonte Morgan was found guilty of killing French during a 2021 traffic stop.

    CHICAGO — A jury on Tuesday convicted a man accused of shooting and killing Chicago police Officer Ella French and injuring her partner after the panel spent days viewing harrowing body-camera footage and hearing emotional testimony from police officers and other witnesses.

    Emonte Morgan, 23, was found guilty of killing French, seriously injuring Carlos Yanez Jr., and shooting at their third partner, Joshua Blas, during a traffic stop on Aug 7, 2021.

    Attorneys delivered closing arguments to a full courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, presenting dueling interpretations of

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