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16 Shots

Ep 20: Van Dyke Testifies

16 Shots

WBEZ & the Chicago Tribune

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4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2018

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke took the stand in his own defense in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.

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He turned his torso towards me.

0:03.0

And what if an enemy do with his arm?

0:06.0

He waved the knife from his lower right side upwards, his body towards my left shoulder.

0:20.0

And when he did that, what did you do officer?

0:22.0

I shot him. And when he did that, what did you do, officer?

0:22.8

I shot him.

0:27.2

From W.B.E.Z. Chicago and the Chicago Tribune, this is 16 shots, the police shooting of Lacan McDonald.

0:34.8

I'm Jen White.

0:36.3

Officer Jason Van Dyke took the stand and testified in his own defense today.

0:41.7

W.B.E.Z. Patrick Smith is at the courthouse.

0:45.0

Patrick, this was the first time Officer Van Dyke has described in public the shooting of

0:49.7

Laquonald. What did he say? Well Well he described from the moment when they first got the call of officers needing assistance,

0:58.0

that call of asking for a taser actually, which he did not have in his car.

1:02.0

He described, you you know him and

1:04.4

his partner driving to the scene seeing requirement Donald for the first time

1:07.6

he got probably about 10 to 15 feet away from me.

1:15.0

When he got 10 to 15 feet away from me, what did he do?

1:19.0

We never lost eye contact.

1:30.0

Guys were bugging on his face was just expressionless.

1:33.8

And then he said that Lacquonne McDonald turned his torso toward Van Dyke

1:39.2

and waved the knife across his chest.

1:41.6

And Van Dyke said that's when I shot him.

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