Since Friday night, at least seven people were killed and 34 others were wounded in citywide gun violence in Chicago, as crime rates continues to escalate throughout the city.
Carlos Yanez Sr., the father of the cop shot in Ella French killing spoke at wake for slain officer. He also blasted police reforms pushed through by embattled mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Chicago Police officers were conducting a traffic stop when the the driver of a black Chevy Impala suddenly backed up, dragging one of the officers and pinning him against a viaduct.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot slammed the ‘sickening’ media for its ‘race to the bottom’ reporting of Ella French’s murder after cops turned their backs on her.
Two brothers have been charged in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Officer Ella French who was killed during a traffic stop in Chicago on Saturday night.
Chicago’s flagship music festival comes to an end on Sunday, with 100,000 people attending every day. Only 51.7 per cent of the city’s residents are fully vaccinated, but 90 per cent of concertgoers.