Changes to be announced in Chicago police training, Tasers

Cook County prosecutors were not available for comment after the arraignment.

The mayor’s office statement did not specifically mention the McDonald shooting or another shooting over the weekend in which Chicago police killed two people: 55-year-old Bettie Jones, who police said was shot accidentally, and 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier.

Early Saturday, officers responded to a call of a domestic disturbance in the 4700 block of West Erie Street. The common claim from violent police is that they acted out of fear for their lives, but what fear was Van Dyke facing when he shot a retreating teenager?

Despite the tension in Chicago, Futterman said he feels optimistic about city leadership’s opportunity to turn around a police department and restore public trust in law enforcement.

Police, already under a federal civil rights investigation over use of deadly force, have admitted the woman’s death was an accident.

At a vigil on Sunday for both victims, Vance Henry, a deputy chief of staff to the mayor, was with Alderman Jason Ervin when an unidentified man began verbally accosting the city officials, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Interim police superintendent John Escalante said the department is going to emphasize mitigation or de-escalation techniques officers can use when encountering a suspect.

(CNN) – The Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald – a shooting that sparked intense protests and calls for the mayor to resign – will be arraigned Tuesday.

Appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday, former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Emanuel “is in deep trouble”.

Herbert also said that policy changes in the Chicago Police Department, which Emanuel’s office has hinted at and may include more education, would be beneficial.

A Chicago police officer has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the shooting of a black teenager in October 2014 that inflamed tensions over racism and police tactics.

An irate Sam Adam Jr., another of Jones’ lawyers, said the police didn’t clean up her blood after killing her. Adam invited reporters inside the home to see the dried blood. Police have said McDonald had a knife. Hours later, Mayor Emanuel said that he would cut short a family trip to Cuba to continue efforts to address police reform.

After news of the shootings broke, Emanuel issued a statement saying in part, “it is clear changes are needed to how officers respond to mental health crises”, CNN reported.

The release last month of a video of the shooting, which shows Van Dyke shooting McDonald 16 times, set off a wave of protests and calls for Emanuel’s resignation.

Emanuel noted that on audio recordings of communications between dispatchers and officers on the scene that night, several officers are heard “frantically” asking for a Taser before officer Jason Van Dyke shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.