Murder of Laquan McDonald
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On October 20, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois, Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old boy, was murdered by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke. Police had initially reported that McDonald was behaving erratical
Laquan McDonald
Diagram from McDonald's autopsy report
Protest on November 24, 2015, Michigan Ave., in response to recent video footage showing 17-year old Laquan McDonald being shot and killed by a Chicago police officer
Protest on December 9, 2015
Garry McCarthy
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Garry Francis McCarthy is an American law enforcement officer who serves as the Chief of Police of Willow Springs, Illinois. He was previously the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. He w
Murder of Laquan McDonald
…force, validating complaints made for years by African-American residents. Emanuel fired the head of the Chicago Police Department, Superintendent Garry McCarthy, on December 1, 2015, under political pressure from protesters. McCarthy knew of the dash-cam video a few weeks after the shooting and stripped Officer…
McCarthy in 2018