Release of Police-Shooting Video Ignites Chicago Street Protests
- White officer charged with first-degree murder of black teen
- Dash-cam shows him firing shots after man fell to ground
Demonstrators confront police in Chicago following the release of a video on Nov. 24, 2015, showing officer Jason Van Dyke shooting and killing Laquan McDonald.
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Hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Chicago Tuesday night after the city released a video showing a white police officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.
The police dashboard-camera footage captured officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald even after he had fallen. While the police union had said McDonald lunged at officers with a knife during the October 2014 encounter, the video showed him moving away from them when Van Dyke fired.