On Friday, Attorney General Kwame Raoul disclosed that a Cook County judge has issued a sentencing for a Cook County resident who was convicted of attempted murder. The conviction stemmed from an incident in which the individual fired shots at Chicago police officers responding to an emergency call.
Latrell Allen, a 24-year-old resident of Chicago, was prosecuted by Attorney General Raoul’s office. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Byrne imposed a 60-year prison sentence on Allen. This decision comes after Allen was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder involving peace officers and two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm directed at a peace officer.
“I am pleased with this sentence, which holds the defendant accountable for willfully endangering the lives of police officers who were doing their jobs to protect our communities,” Raoul said. “I remain committed to working with law enforcement agencies across the state to stem the tide of gun violence in Illinois and help keep officers safe.”
In 2020, Chicago Police officers responded to a 911 call reporting an armed individual in Moran Park. Upon arriving at the scene, they identified Latrell Allen, who matched the caller’s description and was located near the park. Allen attempted to evade the officers, leading to a pursuit into an alley where he opened fire on them. Although bullets ricocheted dangerously close to the officers, they escaped unharmed. The subsequent investigation revealed that Allen had fired a minimum of eight shots at the law enforcement personnel.
The case was prosecuted by a team from Attorney General Raoul’s Criminal Trials and Prosecutions Bureau, consisting of Bureau Chief Steve Nate, Supervising Attorney Dan Weiler, and Assistant Attorney General Peter Ravoori.