CHICAGO — A Chicago law enforcement officer was killed in a shooting Saturday on the city’s Southwest Facet. A second officer was hurt and stays in the healthcare facility in significant problem.

A few people are in custody.

Law enforcement determined the slain officer as 29-calendar year-outdated Ella French. She experienced been on the pressure due to the fact 2018.

Police stated officers ended up conducting a traffic end in the 6300 block of South Bell Avenue in the West Englewood community just around 9 p.m.

Officers experienced stopped a auto with three occupants within, two males and a person girl. According to police, the occupants inside the automobile opened hearth in direction of the officers, main to an trade of gunfire.

The officers were struck by gunfire at the scene. Both equally had been taken to the healthcare facility in which 1 of the officers, French, died from her injuries.  

French was assigned to the police department’s community protection team doing the job with the gun job force. She is the to start with line of duty death for the division in nearly three many years. She is the fifth woman CPD officer to be killed though on-responsibility.

The identify of the 2nd officer critically hurt has not been launched. Chicago law enforcement said the officer stays in significant affliction at the University of Chicago, intubated by responsive.

On Sunday, Chicago Law enforcement Superintendent David Brown, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other law enforcement officers held a information meeting.