Evalena Flores, aged 41, is the mother of Emonte and Eric Morgan, who are held in custody for the murder of a Chicago police officer, Ella French.
The unfortunate incident took place on Saturday in the 2200 block of West 63rd Street.
Eric and Emonte Morgan were driving an SUV when they were stopped by two officers for having expired license plates.
Eric, 22, was driving the SUV, Emonte was in the back passenger seat, and an unnamed woman was in the front passenger seat.
One officer, Ella French, asked Eric to hand her the keys and come out of the car. The unnamed woman also came out.
However, Emonte came out with a drink and mobile in his hands and refused repeated instructions to set the items down.
Then, Eric tried to escape the scene on foot but was followed by the other officer. Meanwhile, Emonte and the other officer struggled.
She had a gun in his waistband and fired multiple shots at both the officer during the scuffle.
The officers were seriously injured and fell down. However, their bodycam kept recording the scene.
The officer who was chasing Eric returned after hearing the gunshots. Emonte fired at the third officer as well but missed him.
The third officer then fired back and shot Emonte in the abdomen and the left tricep. After getting shot, he handed the gun to his brother Eric.
