Jury Declares Chicago Police Officer Guilty in Shooting of LaQuan McDonald
On Friday afternoon, a Cook County jury pronounced Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of teenager LaQuan McDonald.
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23 Chicago Police Officers Called to Testify in Laquan McDonald Grand Jury
Nearly two dozen Chicago police officers have been called before a federal grand jury, which is investigating the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, shot by a fellow officer 16 times in 2014.
Chicago Police Accused of Falsifying Accounts, Suppressing Witnesses in Laquan McDonald Shooting
As the investigation and the recriminations over Chicago’s handling of the Laquan McDonald shooting continues to rile the Windy City, witnesses of the shooting are now coming forward to claim that the Chicago Police Department coerced them to change their stories to better conform to the statements of officers on the scene and even threatened those who refused to obey.
One Year Later: Obama’s DOJ to Start Probe into Chicago PD over Death of Laquan McDonald
After more than a week of protesters flooding the streets of Chicago over the death of an African-American teen shot by a city police officer over a year ago, the Department of Justice is poised to finally launch a probe into the actions surrounding the shooting.
Video: Angry Black Protester Splits NAACP Event in Chicago, Ten Arrested
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—A planned NAACP press conference at Chicago’s City Hall was briefly scuttled by an angry black protester who slammed establishment Democrat activists and members of President Barack Obama’s fractious progressive and multicultural coalition.
Another Laquan McDonald Dashcam Video Hits as Chicago Undergoes 2nd Night of Protests
Chicago is enduring a second night of protests after the release of police video showing the minutes leading up to the 2014 shooting of an African-American teen. Wednesday night, a second video has been released, showing video from the cruiser of the officer who fired the 16 fatal shots that killed the teen.
Chicago Police Warning: Gangs May Use Laquan McDonald Protests for Crime
As the protests over the Laquan McDonald shooting raged across The Windy City, a Chicago Police document warned that gang members might use the cover of the protests to commit crimes or attack police.
Arrests at Protests over Chicago Police Video
Chicago police have reportedly made three arrests–thus far–at demonstrations that broke out Tuesday evening following the release of a video showing the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquon McDonald last October. McDonald was shot 16 times by Officer James Van Dyke, who was recently charged with murder.
Chicago Police Release Video of Teen’s Shooting Death
The city of Chicago was on edge Tuesday evening as the Chicago Police Department prepared to release a video of the death of 17-year-old Laquan MacDonald, who was shot 16 times by Officer Jason Van Dyke in October last year. The teen was black, the officer white.
