Both officers were taken to an area hospital, where one of them — a woman — was pronounced dead, the Cook County medical examiner’s office told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Brown did confirm, however, that the wounded officer, who has not been identified publicly, remained in critical condition, the newspaper reported.
French and the other officer, both members of the department’s year-old Community Safety Team, were shot during the traffic stop just before 9 p.m.
That is when Officers Eduardo Marmolejo and Conrad Gary were fatally struck by a train while pursuing a man wanted for illegally possessing a gun, the newspaper reported.
One of the suspects was shot and was taken to an area hospital, the television station reported.
The incident happened on “No Crime Day” in the city, WGN reported.
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