Chicago police officer who fatally shot teen due in court

Angelo said that he is concerned not only for Van Dyke’s safety but for the safety of all uniformed police officers in the city.

Chanting phrases such as “What do we want?”

Van Dyke, the officer who shot McDonald, turned himself into authorities last week. “Van Dyke had been placed on paid desk duty after the shooting”.

Also on Tuesday, the city released dashcam video that shows the African American teen being shot 16 times by Van Dyke, who is white.

A judge had ordered 37-year-old Van Dyke held without bail Tuesday following charges of first-degree murder. She is facing harsh criticism for the delay in filing charges in McDonald’s death, and then only doing so on the eve of the video’s release. “She has put politics over justice”, More said of Alvarez. “I would say within a month”. It was seen by a NY resident who reported it to law enforcement officials. However, I wonder where protesters are marching for 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, another murdered black Chicago youngster. He said he was a little nervous walking onto campus on Monday, particularly thinking about recent campus shootings. Police said he he had been breaking into vehicles and slashing the tires of a squad auto. But he said that consulting with Van Dyke and experts in the field, he decided the case was “absolutely defensible”.

“McDonald’s arm jerks and his whole body spins around and falls to the ground”, Delaney said. They added the video “clearly does not show McDonald advancing toward [Van Dyke]”. People “have a right to be angry” about the events, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy told CNN after Van Dyke was charged.

The shooting lasted about 15 seconds. “This is a hard time for us”, McDonald’s family said in a statement.

Is it possible that Black Lives Matter only when taken by a white police officer? Monday afternoon. NAACP leaders joined local clergy and others to call for police reform in Chicago. He was unarmed but brought along an inhaler he uses to treat his asthma, according to the records.

It is reportedly the first time a Chicago officer has been charged with first-degree murder for an on-duty shooting in almost 35 years.

Van Dyke is scheduled to return to court December 18. Garcia posed a strong challenge to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s reelection effort earlier this year, forcing the incumbent into the first mayoral runoff in city history.