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Anjanette Young Raid Report Called For Suspension For Officer Ella French
Officer French was shot and killed in August a while conducting a traffic stop in West Englewood.
CHICAGO (CBS)— In the report released Wednesday, COPA recommended a three-day suspension for French for not wearing a body camera during the wrong raid at Young’s home in February 2019. Officer French was shot and killed in August a while conducting a traffic stop in West Englewood. Her brother, Andrew French, asked — where was the respect for his sister?
“Being reminded about how much (Young) loved my sister and respected my sister though that — honestly, that meant more to me than anything,” Andrew French said. “You can’t suspend somebody who isn’t here.” COPA said Thursday night that the report was finished in April, months before French’s death:
