Prosecutor: Man admitted killing cop during traffic stop

It was a routine traffic stop. The cops had no authority to harass the passenger, order him out of the vehicle & to get rid his drink & cell phone. Unfortunately, the passenger lost his cool & killed one cop, wounded another.

If the cops hadn't overstepped their authority with regard to passenger & pressed the wrong buttons, they might both be healthy & alive today.


Prosecutor: Man admitted killing cop during traffic stop

A man charged with killing a Chicago police officer admitted to investigators that he pulled his handgun out of his waistband during a traffic stop and opened fire, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday. At a bond hearing for Monty Morgan, Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy provided the most details yet disclosed about the weekend traffic stop in which Officer Ella French was killed and another officer was critically injured. A third officer fired back at Morgan, who did not attend Tuesday’s hearing because he remains hospitalized. At the conclusion of the hearing, Cook County Judge Arthur Willis ...

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