Chilling body camera video shows suspected gunman stepping over slain Chicago Officer Ella French.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned those responsible for the increased gun violence on the streets.officer Ella French was lying mortally wounded on the ground, her body camera continued to roll and captured the suspect, gun still in his hand, stepping over her and her wounded partner as he fled the scene, according to a prosecutor.
Brown identified Monty Morgan as the alleged gunman who opened fire on French and her 39-year-old partner, who remains in critical condition with multiple bullet wounds, including one to the eye that lodge in his brain, according to court records filed in the case. John Lausch Jr., the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, identified Jamel Danzy, 29, of Hammond, Indiana, as the alleged straw buyer of the gun used to kill French.Chicago police officers salute as the ambulance carrying the body of Officer Ella French arrives at the Cook County medical examiner, Aug. 8, 2021.
The shooting unfolded in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood, where French and two other Chicago police officers assigned to the department's Community Safety Team were patrolling as part of an effort to focus on high-crime areas. MORE: Several officers injured by suspect firing in shooting in Philadelphia; suspect in custody: Police
Both officers fell to the ground, but their partner who chased after Eric Morgan returned to the scene when he heard shots and engaged in a gunfight allegedly with Monty Morgan, shooting the suspect in the abdomen and left arm, according to the court documents. A wounded Monty Morgan was seen allegedly giving the gun to his brother, who also returned to the scene and ran off with his brother, according to the documents.