Her brother said that a female police officer in Chicago was killed on Saturday night while on duty, “want to do something good for the world.”
29-year-old Ella French was confirmed as Officer shot in the crossfire After the traffic stopped, in a post in Chicago Policemen departments Facebook The page on Sunday night.
The department said: “We will never forget her true bravery when she sacrificed her life to protect others.”
“As we grieve for the loss of this hero, please remember her family, relatives and Chicago police colleagues.”
The department also asked for prayers for French’s “wounded partner, who fought for his life in the hospital.”
Frankie’s younger brother Andrew French told the media Chicago Sun Times His sister “always wanted to make a difference.”
“I was never surprised when she said that she would become a sheriff and then a policeman. It made sense,” he added.
Andrew French said that their mother adopted two siblings and instilled in them the importance of kindness and helping others. “She trained us to serve. Concerned. There is integrity,” he said.
He added that his sister is not married and has no children, which is contrary to reports on social media.
At around 9 pm on Saturday night, near West Englewood in Chicago’s South District, after police stopped a vehicle carrying two men and a woman, she and an unidentified male police officer were shot dead.
Chicago Police Chief David Brown said at a press conference on Sunday that a male passenger opened fire.
Brown said the police fired back and hit one of the suspects. All three suspects have now been detained, but the police have not yet determined their identities or released detailed information about the allegations.
He said investigators were reviewing the police body camera lens and a gun was also found at the scene.
Brown said that French had been working in the Chicago Police Department since April 2018, and her injured colleague had worked in the department for six years.
When asked about the condition of the injured police officer, Brown told reporters that he was “very critical.” He added: “We need your prayers.”
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Brown also praised the Chicago police officer who returned to work after the tragedy.
He said: “I ask Chicago to embrace our police today and encourage them to continue working hard to protect us all.”
At the press conference, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Sunday as the official day of mourning and stated that all city buildings will be lowered to half mast.
She also called for an end to the heated debate over police reform.
“Some people say that we are not doing enough for the police and we are handcuffing their work,” she said. “Some people say that we do too much for the police and we never hold them accountable for what they do, especially in black and brown communities.
“For all this, I say stop. Stop. This kind of constant conflict is not what we need at the moment.”
Lightfoot added: “The police are not our enemy. They are humans just like us… We must unite. We must unite. We have a common enemy: guns and gangs.”
According to ABC7, the shooting took place in another weekend of violence in Chicago. At least 66 people were shot and 10 of them died.
The last Chicago officer who was shot to death during a mission was Samuel Jimenez was killed after responding to a hospital shooting In 2018.
