Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to 2021 Shooting of Undercover Federal Officers
Eugene 'Gen Gen' McLaurin faces potential life sentence, with sentencing scheduled for March 2024.
- Eugene 'Gen Gen' McLaurin, 31, pleaded guilty to charges related to a 2021 drive-by shooting of three undercover law enforcement officers in Chicago.
- McLaurin admitted in a plea agreement that he had mistakenly suspected the officers were members of an opposing gang.
- Each firearm count is punishable by 10 years to life in prison and each assault count is punishable by up to 20 years.
- U.S. District Judge Manish Shah scheduled sentencing for March 13, 2024.
- McLaurin has been detained in federal custody since his arrest in 2021.