Preview - 16 Shots: The Police Shooting of Laquan McDonald

16 Shots

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🗓️ 24 August 2018

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Almost four years ago, Laquan McDonald, a black teenager, was fatally shot by Jason Van Dyke, a white Chicago Police officer. Police reported McDonald was attacking officers. A video from the scene told a different story. Trust in Chicago police and officials crumbled. Now, Officer Van Dyke is awaiting trial for murder charges. WBEZ and the Chicago Tribune bring you the story of the shooting and the fallout. Then, stay tuned for ongoing coverage of the trial. Subscribe now so you don't miss a single episode.

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0:00.0	On October 20, 2014, a call came into Chicago police about someone breaking into trucks and stealing radios on the city's south side.
0:12.6	Ten for anybody close?
0:14.0	They found a black teenager named Lacoyne McDonald.
0:18.0	He was holding a knife.
0:20.0	Back up was called.
0:21.0	Anybody have a taser? How about a four-o-in-keeler for a 15-robert, looking for a taser, armed offender?
0:27.6	And Jason Van Dyke, a white Chicago police officer, responded.
0:31.6	Let me know when he's in custody guys.
0:33.2	He's fired by the police.
0:40.1	Within moments of arriving on the scene, Van Dyke emptied his gun, all 16 bullets, into
0:46.3	Lacan McDonald, killing him.
0:51.1	There is breaking news from Chicago Southwest Side a 17 year old boy.
0:54.4	The night officer Van Dyke killed McDonald.
0:57.1	Police on the scene agreed on a story.
0:59.5	They say that the teen closed in on them weapon in hand.
1:02.2	They had no choice but to shoot a.
1:04.2	Police say this was a clear cut case of self-defense.
1:08.6	The problem was, witnesses, an autopsy and a dash cam video would contradict that story.
1:15.0	A judge ordered the city to release the video, and when Chicago inside, many took to the streets.
1:21.0	We want justice! I've seen my share of crime scene videos and murder photographs, but to see LeQua hit the ground
1:30.1	and the officer just continue to shoot and the puffs of smoke from his body was
1:33.8	it was disturbing. He was only 17 he had a future ahead of him. Black people die
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