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Spotlight Politics: The Fatal Shooting of Ella French

Clip: 08/11/2021 | 13m 6s

The first Chicago Police officer to be fatally shot in the line of duty in two years sets off a host of behind-the-scenes fights. Our Spotlight Politics team of Amanda Vinicky, Heather Cherone and Matt Masterson weighs in on that and more in this week’s roundtable.

Aired: 08/11/21 | Rating: NR

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