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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tom Schuba

A year after Officer Ella French was killed during a traffic stop, Lightfoot and Pritzker join police officials to honor her memory

A banner for fallen Chicago Police Officer Ella French at the Chicago Police Headquarters at 3510 S. Michigan Ave. in Bronzeville during a star enshrinement ceremony, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Chicago Police Officer Ella French’s star number #15013 was enshrined in Superintendent’s Honored Star Case. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

A year after Chicago Police officer Ella French was gunned down during a traffic stop in Englewood, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined dozens of police officials for an emotional ceremony honoring her life and service.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown noted that French’s life was tragically cut short by “senseless gun violence” last Aug. 7, when a gunman killed her and critically wounded her partner Carlos Yanez in West Englewood.

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