Matthew Ross, who interrupted the proceedings when he stood up and began to chant "16 shots and a cover-up" during a musical performance.Laquan McDonald protesters hijacked a rally to support Apple's decision to fight back in the A rally started at State and Jackson consisting of "less than 50 people" on March 2, 2016, to mark 500 days since the shooting of Laquan McDonald. Walsh exits the driver side and moves around the car.Car 813R continues to slowly follow McDonald. Laquan McDonald (September 25, 1997 – October 20, 2014)Toxicology reports later revealed that McDonald had According to CNN, "the Chicago Police Department has about 12,000 officers. McElligott continues following him on foot, while Gaffney follows in car 815R.—815R (Officers Gaffney and McElligott), at 9:53 p.m.Van Dyke and Walsh exit the 7-Eleven parking lot in their SUV and head north on Pulaski Road.McDonald approaches the intersection of 40th and Karlov Avenue.
Earlier in the day he had worked at Walmart in Cicero, a part-time job he held with Monterrey Security.The pair, assigned beat 845R, begin their shift at Chicago Lawn District headquarters with roll call.With Walsh driving a CPD Chevy Tahoe for the evening, the two arrive at a nearby Witnesses encounter a man, later identified as McDonald, who they say is stealing from trucks parked in a lot at 41st Street and Kildare Avenue.Witnesses call 911 and later tell officers they confronted McDonald, who allegedly pulled out a knife and swung it at one of the witnesses.McDonald runs from the lot north on Kildare and then east on 40th Street.Officers Thomas Gaffney and Joseph McElligott, assigned beat 815R, are dispatched to the scene of the reported truck burglary at 4100 S. Kildare Ave.They arrive at the scene and talk to the two witnesses, who give Car 815R drives north and turns right onto 40th Street.
813R is still slowly following McDonald.Van Dyke fires the first shot, hitting McDonald, who spins clockwise and falls to the street.Van Dyke takes more steps toward McDonald as he continues to fire.
He's characterized my client's actions as being heinous without even seeing the videotape.
He is holding a knife in his right hand.McElligott draws his weapon and orders McDonald to drop the knife as McDonald continues walking east. Several other cars have already arrived at the scene. Car 813R goes through the intersection of Pulaski and 41st Street, and its dashcam offers the best video of what is about to happen.McDonald extends his right arm, and a silver object is visible.McDonald begins walking southwest on Pulaski, away from the two police cars. Car 841R is approaching from the south.McDonald continues southwest and reaches the lane markers in the northbound lanes of Pulaski.Walsh moves parallel to McDonald and crosses into the left-turn lane. She waited until her hand was forced by intense political and media pressure surrounding the release of this painful video. Car 822R approaches from the south.McDonald slows as he approaches car 822R, which is stopped in the middle of Pulaski facing north. "Dumke, Mick; Fusco, Chris; Hussain, Rummana (December 31, 2015). " He allowed officials to mislead the public. Chicago police have told their version of how 17-year-old black teen Laquan McDonald died. There is certainly a percentage of my members who believe that the Chicago Police Department doesn't offer the same level of training, or the same opportunities to obtain training, as many other police departments in the country. The officer was denied bail at … Van Dyke's car goes around McDonald on his left and goes farther south on Pulaski. A toxicology report concludes that McDonald had phencyclidine (PCP) in his system. The most complaints against any officer, according to the database, is 68.
Records of the investigation indicated that Van Dyke had also inappropriately thrown out the original documents pertaining to the case.On August 16, 2016, inspector Joseph Ferguson recommended that 10 officers be fired.
Van Dyke takes steps toward McDonald and enters the median strip. Van Dyke's car passes 822R and comes to a stop on the east side of Pulaski. Gaffney turns the car toward him to try to direct McDonald down Karlov.
The Reporters noted inconsistencies between the narrative police told reporters, the autopsy, and an anonymous eyewitness account before the video was publicly released.Brandon Smith, a freelance journalist, and William Calloway, a community activist, filed a request for the video under the A criminal investigation also began weeks after the shooting, when the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) forwarded the case to the state's attorney's office and the On November 24, 2015, the same day the video was released, On December 29, 2015, Van Dyke pleaded not guilty to the charges.On January 29, 2016, Herbert accused Chicago's mayor of tainting possible jurors, as he considered an effort to move the trial outside of Cook county: Or at least the guy who finally, for once in his life, did the right thing.Emanuel has since created the Task Force on Police Accountability to review current training and oversight for Chicago's police officers.There is no legal mechanism to force Emanuel's resignation.On December 1, 2015, the city announced that there was a video of a fatal police shooting that took place on October 12, 2014.On December 30, 2015, Emanuel announced sweeping reforms within the police department, including new police training for handling tense situations and equipping every officer with a Taser, to be used to control suspects.
"Associated Press; Bradley, Tahman; WGN Web Desk (December 7, 2015). Their guns are not drawn.Van Dyke continues firing for 13 seconds after the first shot.An officer approaches McDonald and kicks the knife from his hand. Van Dyke is charged with murder in the October 2014 death of Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times. But of course, he didn't do the right thing. "Ruthhart, Bill; St. Clair, Stacy; Chase, John (December 31, 2015). In a dramatic courtroom moment, Officer Jason Van Dyke testified that he opened fire on 17-year-old Laquan McDonald after the teen allegedly … All officers were to be equipped and trained by June 2016.Dean Angelo, president of the Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, said on the subject: "I know there are people on the job for 9 or 10 years who have not been trained.