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Emonte Morgan, convicted of murdering Chicago police officer Ella French, could be sentenced on Tuesday

CHICAGO (WLS) — The man convicted of murdering Chicago police officer Ella French could be sentenced on Tuesday.

A jury found Emonte Morgan guilty of first-degree murder in this case in March.

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Prosecutors say Morgan shot French and seriously injured her partner Carlos Yanez during a traffic stop in the Englewood neighborhood in 2021.

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His brother Eric agreed to a plea deal last year. He is concurrently serving his prison sentences for his role in the crime.

Jamel Danzy, the man convicted of purchasing the gun that killed Officer French, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in December 2022.

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