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Laquan McDonald, 17, was shot dead by officer Jason Van Dyke in 2014. By Emily Shapiro and Alex Perez. January 19, 2019, 12:51 AM. 2:01.
Thomas Retzlaff said he was targeted in a campaign of “threats of murder and mayhem” by Jason Van Dyke, who denied involvement in his death but was plenty happy about it.
A Cook County judge on Friday sentenced ex-Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke to more than six years in prison for the murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014.
Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke and his attorney Daniel Herbert listen during Van Dyke's sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, in ...
Jason Van Dyke is escorted into the courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Dec. 14, ... Chicago hairstylist found dead in lake near Navy Pier had gone boating with friends, mom ...
The officer, Jason Van Dyke, became the city’s first patrolman in almost 50 years to be convicted of murder. The teenager, Laquan McDonald, became a national symbol of police brutality.
The Latest on the sentencing of the Chicago police officer who fired the shots that killed black teenager Laquan McDonald (all times local): 5:30 p.m. A judge has sentenced former Chicago police ...
Van Dyke, who is white, was convicted in October of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm in the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.