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Chicago: Cop to Face Charges in Killing of Laquan McDonald

HeadlineNov 24, 2015

In Chicago, Illinois, a white police officer who shot an African-American teenager 16 times last year, killing him, will reportedly be charged with murder today. Last October, Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Police have claimed McDonald lunged at the officer with a small knife. But people who have seen police dash cam video say it contradicts the police account, instead showing Officer Van Dyke opening fire on McDonald while he was walking away, and continuing to shoot him even after the teenager was lying on the pavement. Last week a county judge ordered the city to release the footage of the shooting by this Wednesday. We’ll go to Chicago for more after headlines.

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