With the trial set to begin this week in the shooting death of African-American teen Laquan McDonald, supporters have ramped-up the protests around the city.
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 a jury rather than asking the judge to decide his fate.
Leaders of Chicago’s police union were outside the court building on Thursday morning in support of Officer Jason Van Dyke, who is on trial in the shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald.
A defense expert for Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke told a judge Friday that too many people have formed opinions about Van Dyke, who fatally shot a black teen in 2014, for him to get a fair trial in Cook County.
Judge Vincent Gaughan says the case has generated thousands of pages of documents and emails and that various issues must be decided before a Chicago police officer can stand trial.