Timothy Herring guilty in murders of Chicago police officer, ex-CHA officer

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Timothy Herring, 24, was found guilty Wednesday in the 2010 murders of Chicago Police Officer Michael Flisk and former Chicago Housing Authority Officer Stephen Peters.

Cook County jurors deliberated for about six and a half hours Tuesday night and were sequestered by the judge after they were unable to reach a verdict. The families of Flisk and Peters were called into the courtroom just before 11 a.m. Wednesday. The guilty verdict was announced shortly after.

Herring was found guilty of first-degree murder in both cases.

Prosecutors said Herring, then 19, shot both men in the head in November 2010 . Officer Flisk, 46, an evidence technician, was dusting for prints and taking photos of Peters' Ford Mustang after its stereo system was stolen. Flisk was in uniform and talking to Peters, 44, when they were shot.

At the time of the shooting, Herring was on parole for a 2007 armed robbery at a liquor store and had an electronic monitoring bracelet on his ankle.

Investigators said Herring confessed to several women that he killed Flisk and Peters. The women later testified. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and burglary.

Defense attorneys have called the family and friends who testified against Herring "liars."

Herring faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.