Jurors at the trial of Emonte Morgan, the man accused of shooting and killing CPD officer Ella French, heard opening statements Tuesday morning.
Norfolk Southern Special Agent Hugo River prays at a memorial for slain Chicago police Officer Ella French in the 6300 block of South Bell Avenue on Aug. 10, 2021.Chief of Patrol Brian McDermott, right, talks with colleagues before a prayer service in memory of Officer Ella French outside the 22nd District on Aug. 11, 2021, in Chicago.Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara, left, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building Aug.
Emonte Morgan, 23, is charged with killing French, injuring Yanez and shooting at their third partner, Joshua Blas. His trial got off to an emotional start in a packed courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, with jurors taking in a close-up view of the shooting and its immediate aftermath.
During her opening statement, Kristine Neal, a public defender representing Morgan, countered that portions of the body camera footage are unclear because the individuals were too close together, leaving open questions about how the shootings transpired. The state’s first witness was Elizabeth French, Ella’s mother, who told the jury about her final phone call with her daughter, just before she started her last shift.
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