Attorney for Chicago officer plans to seek change of venue

The Chicago Tribune published the indictment to its website on Wednesday evening and said the grand jury had agreed to bring the new charges against the police officer on Tuesday after hearing testimony from an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent.

Prosecutors say Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times as the teen, armed with a knife, walked away from police.

The mayor is clearly not serious about reforming his office and the Chicago Police Department and the apartheid system of justice that results in the disproportionate death, torture and abuse of citizens of color.

Emanuel sacked Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy soon after a judge ordered the city to make the video public.

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The mayor has faced calls to resign from protesters who accuse City Hall and the police department of a cover-up because the city fought for months to keep the video from being released under the argument that doing so would hinder the investigation into the shooting.

Frustration and anger over the city’s handling of the case continues to brew.

Plus, there are at least two dozen disputed police-shooting cases that have triggered lawsuits and have received some media attention and likely dozens more where lawsuits are contemplated or filed with little notice.

The chant of “16 shots” could clearly be heard among students at Urban Prep after a visit and address from Emanuel, who later said he understands the outrage and the need for getting to the root of the problems within the police department.

CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black teenager said he is considering asking for a change of venue because of comments Mayor Rahm Emanuel made about his client.

Dean Angelo, president of the police officer’s union, worries that officers could lose their jobs and even their freedom. “They go way back”, said Emanuel.

Dana Cross hopes the pressure will add up to someone answering for her son’s death.

“It’s very hard for my client to get a fair trial in Cook County, especially when the mayor essentially has come out and indicted him on several different occasions”, Herbert said.

Pinex has more cause for optimism than most. It has happened in some high-profile trials of police officers.

It turns out, according to Pinex family attorney Steven Greenberg, that the call was not broadcast on the officer’s radio.