US police officer charged with murder of teenager Laquan McDonald

A white Chicago policeman has been charged with first-degree murder in the October 2014 shooting of a black teenager, a state prosecutor has said in a statement.

The officer, Jason Van Dyke, appeared at a bail hearing .

Last night, the city was due to release a patrol car dashboard camera video that it says shows the officer shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times, killing the 17-year-old.