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'Chilling' Video of Chicago Officer Fatally Shooting Black Teen Sparks Protests

774 views · Published 25 November 2015 · 1:35 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Mashable Deals · 2015 · News & Politics

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The city of Chicago released video Tuesday of police officer Jason Van Dyke firing 16 shots into the body of Laquan McDonald, fatally wounding the 17-year-old.

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The killing happened on Oct. 20, 2014, and many have questioned why the city took so long to release the dash cam video. A Cook County judge ordered the video's release earlier this month, saying the city could not prove that it would hamper the investigation into the incident.

Van Dyke, who is white, was charged with murder on Tuesday. Alvarez said she expedited her announcement of the charges to coincide with the release of the video. “I felt compelled in the interest of public safety to announce these state charges today," she said.

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