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Fundraisers to be held for Chicago Police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr. this weekend

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  September 24, 2021 5:11pm CDT
Chicago Police Department
FOX 32 Chicago

Fundraisers being held for CPD officer critically wounded in traffic stop that killed Ella French

There are a couple fundraisers this weekend to help Chicago Police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr.

CHICAGO - There are a couple fundraisers this weekend to help Chicago Police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr.  

Officer Yanez was the partner of fallen CPD Officer Ella French.

Both were shot during a traffic stop back in August.

French died and Yanez was critically injured. 

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One fundraiser will be Saturday afternoon at Teaser's Pub on West Higgins. 

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His family will be holding another one on Sunday at West 55th Street Bar.