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The '''shooting of Laquan McDonald''' occurred on October 20, 2014, in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. McDonald, a 17-year-old |
The '''shooting of Laquan McDonald''' occurred on October 20, 2014, in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. McDonald, a 17-year-old male armed with a knife, was shot 16 times by [[Chicago Police]] officer Jason Van Dyke. On November 24, 2015, Van Dyke was charged with [[first degree murder]] and turned himself in to authorities. He is currently held without bail. |
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| Date | October 20, 2014 |
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| Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Deaths | Laquan McDonald |
| Accused | Jason Van Dyke |
| Charges | First degree murder |
The shooting of Laquan McDonald occurred on October 20, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. McDonald, a 17-year-old male armed with a knife, was shot 16 times by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke. On November 24, 2015, Van Dyke was charged with first degree murder and turned himself in to authorities. He is currently held without bail.
Shooting
Laquan McDonald of the the 37th Ward was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. McDonald was armed with a knife and slowly walked away from police as he was instructed to drop it by officers. He was shot 16 times. The FBI opened an investigation in his death, and the city of Chicago plans to pay McDonald's family $5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit.[1] A court has ordered the city to release dashcam footage of the shooting and an officer is expected to be charged with first-degree murder in this case.[2][3] On November 24, 2015, after a court order and a press conference[4], Chicago officials released the video showing police killing McDonald.[5]
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References
- ^ Bailey, Marissa. "Police Shoot, Kill Knife-Wielding Teen On South Side". Chicago.cbslocal.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "Cop in dash-cam video to face murder charge". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Mitchell, Mary (November 21, 2015). "Mitchell: More than police bullets killed Laquan McDonald". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Watch Chicago news conference on fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, retrieved November 25, 2015
- ^ [laquan-mcdonald-police-killing-chicago-video-released Chicago officials release video showing police killing of Laquan McDonald]
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