Laquan McDonald

• Cop sentenced to 81 months in shooting death of black teen Laquan McDonald

  Jason Van Dyke will have to serve at least two years before he is eligible for parole, said Cook County Circuit Court Judge Vincent Gaughan.

  World

  Jan 18, 2019
  
• Chicago police officer convicted of second-degree murder in 2014 shooting of black teenager

  The second-degree verdict reflects the jury’s finding that Van Dyke believed his life was in danger but that the belief was unreasonable.

  Crime

  Oct 5, 2018
  
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• Prosecutor named in murder case against Chicago officer who shot black teen 16 times

  A judge appointed a suburban Chicago state's attorney to handle the murder case against the Chicago police officer who shot black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times.

  World

  Aug 4, 2016
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• Released emails reveal coordination between Chicago officials after teen’s death

  The Chicago mayor's office, police and the body that investigates police shootings closely coordinated their response in the months after a black teenager was shot.

  World

  Dec 31, 2015
• Chicago police officer who shot teenager 16 times pleads not guilty to murder

  A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a Chicago court.

  World

  Dec 29, 2015
• U.S. Justice Department launches civil rights investigation into Chicago police

  U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced a federal civil rights investigation of the Chicago police department.

  World

  Dec 7, 2015
• Chicago cops’ versions of teen’s killing at odds with video

  Chicago police officers who watched one of their own shoot a black teenager 16 times filed reports depicting a version of events that contrasted sharply with what was captured on the dashcam footage that has sparked protests and cost the police commissioner his job.

  World

  Dec 5, 2015
• Chicago mayor fires police chief in wake of Laquan McDonald shooting video

  Chicago's mayor fired the city's police chief Tuesday, a week after the release of a dash-cam video that showed a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.

  World

  Dec 1, 2015
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• Mag Mile marchers protest Laquan McDonald killing in Chicago

  After days of protests in Chicago since the release of a video showing a black teenager shot 16 times by a white police officer, demonstrators have gathered in the drizzling rain to march through the heart of the city’s most famous retail district.

  World

  Nov 27, 2015
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• Protest over Laquan McDonald’s shooting set for Chicago’s retail district during Black Friday

  After days of protests in Chicago since the release of a video showing a black teenager shot 16 times by a white police officer, demonstrators were poised to disrupt Black Friday shopping with a march through the heart of the city's most famous retail district.

  World

  Nov 27, 2015