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.
US police officer charged with murder of teenager Laquan McDonald
Wed, 25 Nov, 2015 - 00:00
Fiona Ortiz

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.

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