Laquan McDonald shooting

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago police officers clearly do not want to be in court testifying against a colleague accused of murder, with one of them so uncomfortable he couldn’t bring himself to point to the man on trial, something witnesses are routinely asked to do. But one after another — whether they want to […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald announced Friday that they will stick with jurors selected over recent days for the trial rather than have a judge decide the case. Judge Vincent Gaughan had set a Friday deadline for […]

Police officers will get de-escalation training.

CHICAGO (AP) — Four Chicago police officers who were at the scene of the 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald have been suspended for failing to ensure the dashboard cameras in their squad cars were operating properly. Chicago’s Office of Inspector General recommended the firing of 11 police officers in connection with the shooting. And […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A task force Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel established to look into police practices said the department must acknowledge its racist past and overhaul the way it handles excessive force allegations, as City Council members neared a final vote on Emanuel’s hand-picked choice for chief — an African-American with 27 years on the […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago promised Tuesday to start quickly releasing footage after police shootings, while activists critical of how authorities handled the videotaped fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald sought to have a special prosecutor take over the case. They’re the latest reactions to the shattered public trust in police officers, […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is calling a video showing a white Chicago police officer fatally shooting a black teen “very disturbing.” And he says the city’s delay releasing the footage was “a failure of government.” Carson spoke Thursday in Chicago, where video of the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald released last […]