Oct 03 Testimony ends in Chicago officer’s murder trial for fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald By Don Babwin, Associated Press Testimony in the murder trial of a Chicago police officer in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald concluded Wednesday morning, a quiet ending to a trial just a day after the officer himself provided sometimes emotional and sometimes defiant testimony… Continue reading
Sep 27 Defense for Chicago police officer puts slain teen on trial By Don Babwin, Associated Press After days of prosecutors making their case to jurors that Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke committed first-degree murder in 2014 when he shot Laquan McDonald 16 times, attorneys for the white officer are presenting their own evidence and contenting… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 8:42 Will a police officer’s murder trial be a turning point in Chicago? Defense attorneys began presenting their case Monday in the trial of a white police officer accused of shooting Laquan McDonald in 2014. Jason Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges, after firing… Continue watching
Sep 21 Race central to Chicago case, even if jury doesn’t hear it By Don Babwin, Associated Press The issue of race permeates the Laquan McDonald case, from concerns that releasing video of the shooting would ignite racial tensions in a city with a long history of troubled police relationships with minority communities, to protests after it was… Continue reading
Sep 19 Doctor testifies that the order of Laquan McDonald’s 16 gunshot wounds cannot be determined By Don Babwin, Associated Press Dr. Ponni Arunkumar, Cook County's chief medical examiner, testified about each gunshot wound as jurors viewed autopsy photos of them. Continue reading
Aug 31 A rare conviction, an upcoming murder trial and other major updates in police shooting cases this week By Joshua Barajas There were developments in three prominent fatal police shooting cases this week. Here’s what happened, and what’s next for the families and officers involved. Continue reading
Aug 29 Chicago officer who fatally shot Laquan McDonald says murder charge against him is political By Associated Press The white Chicago police officer charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald says he was doing what he was trained to do and that the case against him shows prosecutors are bowing to political… Continue reading
Jun 27 Three Chicago police officers indicted for cover-up in shooting death of Laquan McDonald By Joshua Barajas A Chicago grand jury has indicted three police officers on conspiracy charges, alleging they interfered with an independent investigation into the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 7:28 Why Chicago made scores of police brutality videos public By PBS News Hour Chicago’s Independent Police Review Board today released scores of video and audio recordings from police-involved shootings and some of them are pretty shocking. The release is part of sweeping police reforms instituted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel after the shooting death… Continue watching
Jun 03 Chicago releases hundreds of videos of police-related incidents By Joshua Barajas Chicago officials publicly released hundreds of videos, audio recordings and other evidence on Friday from 101 incidents involving the city’s police department. Continue reading