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April 19, 2022

Former Chicago Cop Who Murdered Laquan McDonald Won't Face Federal Charges
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A U.S. attorney's office in Illinois said Monday it will not bring
federal charges against the former Chicago police officer who murdered
Black teenager Laquan Mc Donald in 2014. Jason Van Dyke, who is white,
was released from prison in February for good behavior, serving just 40
months - less than half his nearly seven-year prison sentence for
killing Mc Donald. Dash camera video of the murder shows Van Dyke shot
Mc Donald 16 times. The Chicago Police Department attempted to cover up
the events with the help of then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Chicago gun
violence prevention advocate and Democratic congressional candidate Kina
Collins said in a statement, "Once again, our words have been ignored.
And once again, our nation's criminal justice system is proving to be
more criminal and less just. It's once again telling Black Chicagoans
that our lives - and our deaths - do not matter."


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