Crime & Safety
Testimony Begins In Trial Of Man Charged With Murder Of CPD Officer Ella French
Jurors, along with French's family and colleagues, watched as prosecutors played body-worn camera footage from the night of the shooting.
February 28, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Cook County jury on Tuesday watched the final moments of Chicago Police Officer Ella French's life, as testimony got underway in the trial of the man charged with shooting her and her partner nearly three years ago.
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Jurors, along with French's family and colleagues, watched as prosecutors played body-worn camera footage from the night of the shooting on Aug. 7, 2021.
The courtroom fell silent, save for a few people crying, as the jury and French's family heard her final scream on the camera footage, and watched footage of the shooting from multiple angles.
