CHICAGO (WLS) -- A northwestern Indiana man pleaded guilty Wednesday to making an illegal "straw" purchase of a handgun that was later used to kill a Chicago Police Officer Ella French.
Jamel Danzy, 30, of Hammond, entered the plea to one count of federal firearm conspiracy.
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Danzy bought the gun used in the shooting in March 2021 from a licensed dealer in Hammond, Indiana, records show. Danzy admitted to federal agents that he bought the weapon for someone who had a felony record and could not buy a gun for himself.
Investigators said he gave the gun to a convicted felon after buying it in Indiana.
The same gun was found in a yard where Eric Morgan was arrested on the night of French's killing, prosecutors said.
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Officer Ella French was killed and her partner critically wounded by shots fired from that gun during a traffic stop in Englewood in August 2021.
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Danzy could get up to a year and four months in prison when he's sentenced on Oct. 28.
The Associated Press contributed to this post.