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Keith Thornton, a 911 dispatcher with the Chicago Police Department, is being praised for his handling of the tragic police shooting that took the life of 29-year-old Officer Ella French and wounded her partner.
On social media, Thornton was praised from people who followed the shooting aftermath on police dispatch audio. “His name is Keith Thornton. He’s the dispatcher on the CPD call. Get him trending. #KeithThornton,” wrote one Twitter user. Another Twitter user wrote that Thornton was the 911 dispatcher “who took control of the situation, instructed CPD Officers to perform CPR, he set the perimeters to help catch the murderers, he called for outside help…
