Chicago police identifies 'hero' officer killed during traffic stop: 'We will #NeverForget'
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Chicago has seen an increased number of police officers targeted in shootings this year, police Supt. David Brown said Sunday after the most recent incident left one officer dead and another in critical condition “fighting for his life” after someone opened fired on them during a traffic stop.
"Despite the shock, grief, pain and sorrow we feel this morning, our brothers and sisters in blue put this uniform on each and every day," Brown said at a press conference Sunday. "They go to work risking everything to serve the people of Chicago. They come to work willing to run toward danger. Toward gunfire. And they’re willing to sacrifice their lives to save the lives of perfect strangers." The female officer killed Saturday, identified as Ella French, a three-and-a-half-year veteran of the force, was the first shooting death for a member of the department this year. She was one of three officers inside a Chicago police car around 9 p.m. Saturday conducting a traffic stop on another vehicle with three occupants near 63rd St. and South Bell Ave.More Related News