Woman sentenced for straw purchase and death of Illinois police officer
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A woman was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for buying a gun for someone who isn't legally allowed to have one.
That gun was then used to kill one central Illinois police officer and wound another.
In 2021, 44-year-old officer Chris Oberheim and another officer were called out to a domestic disturbance when they were shot at.
Oberheim and the shooter, Darion Lafayette, were killed.
Federal prosecutors said Regina Lewis was involved in getting a gun to Lafayette, who was a convicted felon.
Lewis admitted to working with Lafayette and another man to buy the gun in 2020.
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