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Three Chicago police officers were indicted Tuesday on felony charges that they conspired to cover up the actions of a police officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, and that the officers lied when they said the black teenager "aggressively" swung a knife at them and tried to get up from the ground still armed after he was shot.
Read More →The special prosecutor assigned to investigate a possible cover-up by Chicago police in the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald said in court Wednesday that a special grand jury has been impaneled to hear evidence in the case.
Read More →Chicago city government is trying to keep Chicago Police officers’ personal emails regarding the shooting of Laquan McDonald private.
Read More →Chicago's police superintendent has recommended that seven officers be fired for lying in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald in October 2014.
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In a surprise change of heart, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez dropped her opposition Thursday to a special prosecutor in the killing of Laquan McDonald and said her office would withdraw from the bombshell case.
Read More →Three protests are planned around the city of Chicago Friday, as a Chicago police officer appears before a judge on charges in the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald.
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Five people were arrested Monday night in a demonstration near the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City, protesting the handling of a police shooting that killed teen Laquan McDonald in Chicago.
Read More →Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday announced the creation of a police accountability task force. The announcement came a week after Officer Jason Van Dyke of the Chicago Police Department was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Laquan McDonald.
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