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Laquan Mcdonald

  1. democratic primaries
    Pete Buttigieg’s Chicago Fundraiser Debacle Won’t Help Him With Black VotersHe needs black support for his new strategy: capturing Biden supporters if the former vice-president falters.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  2. black lives matter
    A Rare Measure of AccountabilityFour Chicago police officers have been fired for covering up the 2014 police killing of Laquan McDonald.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  3. criminal justice
    Jason Van Dyke and the Inadequacy of America’s Criminal-Justice SystemJason Van Dyke was sentenced to prison time for killing Laquan McDonald. But true accountability remains elusive.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  4. crime
    Chicago Police Officer Who Shot, Killed Laquan McDonald Found Guilty of MurderIn October 2014, Jason Van Dyke shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times.
    By Amanda Arnold
  5. police shootings
    A Chicago Police Officer Will Actually Go to Jail for Murdering Laquan McDonaldDashcam video showed that officer Jason Van Dyke shot the 17-year-old 16 times as he was walking away. For once, that was enough.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. chicago
    Chicago Prosecutor Anita Alvarez OustedHer challenger won by a landslide.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  9. Chicago Police Have Been Sabotaging Their Dash CamsThey hid microphones, removed batteries, and bent antennae.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  10. black lives matter
    Vic Mensa Joins Laquan McDonald Protest Footage of a Chicago police officer shooting the black teen 16 times was released on Tuesday.
    By Dee Lockett
  11. police shootings
    Protests Erupt in Chicago Over Video of Cop Fatally Shooting Black Teen Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with murder on Tuesday.
    By Jaime Fuller and Margaret Hartmann