Jury selected for trial in Chicago Officer Ella French’s murder
CHICAGO — A jury has been selected Monday in the trial of a man charged with killing Chicago police Officer Ella French.
French, 29, was fatally shot, and her partner Carlos Yanez was seriously wounded, during a traffic stop on the city’s Southwest Side in August 2021.
Emonte Morgan, 25, is accused of murdering French.
The 12 jurors and alternates got instructions on Monday. They will return at 10 a.m. Tuesday for day one of the murder trial.
It expected that prosecutors will show video of the night it happened, when they say Emonte Morgan drew a gun and fired at the officers.
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Morgan’s brother, Eric, 25, pleaded guilty to lesser charges last October and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
The defendant’s mother and other relatives were at the Leighton Criminal Court’s Building in support of Morgan.
They said they can’t get a fair trial in Cook County due to all the pre-trial publicity.
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