Menelik Jackson to be sentenced in 2019 Chicago shooting death of John Rivera, CPD officer shot, killed in River North

A convicted cop killer is in court for his sentencing hearing Tuesday.

Menelik Jackson was found guilty in October for the murder of off-duty 23-year-old Chicago police Officer John Rivera.

Officer Rivera was shot and killed in his car in 2019 at the former Rock-n-Roll McDonald's in River North.

Police say he may have been mistaken for someone else.

Two other men are also convicted in his death.

Both are serving time in prison.

Jaquan Washington received a 13-year sentence, and Jovan Battle received a 65-year prison sentence.

Washington pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and Battle was found guilty of first-degree murder.

Police said Rivera died in a final act of bravery: shielding his girlfriend and other passengers from the gunfire.