Man Pleads Guilty, Gets 7 Years in Prison on Charges Related to Chicago Officer’s Killing

Crime scene tape is stretched around the front of a home in Chicago in a file photo. Scott Olson/Getty Images

CHICAGO—A man pleaded guilty to charges Thursday in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of Chicago police officer Ella French and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Eric Morgan, 25, entered the plea to charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, battery, and obstruction of justice.