Rahm Backtracks On Federal Investigation Into Chicago Police Dept.

Police said in a statement after Johnson was killed that officers responded to a call of “shots fired” on the 5300 block of South King Dr. on October 12, 2014. “I’ve spoken to the mayor about these issues, and we’ll always continue to have dialogue with the mayor’s office”.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city will release video next week of another man who was fatally shot by police.

Emanuel on Tuesday fired his police superintendent, Garry McCarthy, saying public confidence in police leadership had been “shaken and eroded”, making it untenable for McCarthy to continue to serve as the city’s top cop because of the controversy surrounding the McDonald case.

Protesters converged on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile commercial district on Black Friday in the wake of the video release of the Laquan McDonald killing.

In a stunning reversal on Thursday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel buckled and said he no longer opposes releasing video of another controversial police shooting.

Oppenheimer said they have already viewed the dashcam video and noted there is no audio on it – even though the videos typically have sound.

Her attorney, Michael Oppenheimer, says the dashcam video shows that Johnson was running away and was unarmed when he was felled by a police officer’s bullets.

This was a change from remarks the mayor had made on Wednesday, when he said there was no need for an additional probe by federal authorities before they completed their investigation of McDonald’s death, according to local media reports. “Shouldn’t nobody have to go through this pain over their kids”, Dorothy Holmes told reporters Tuesday.

The $5 million settlement to McDonald’s family in April also needs to be looked at by federal investigators, leaders and residents said.

The McDonald shooting video has sparked several protests in the city and prompted calls for the mayor and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to resign.

To make clear that police bias didn’t influence that finding, Guglielmi has said the department would send the questionable audio-video clip “to an independent third-party to validate the findings of our forensic team”.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of IL is joining those calling for a federal investigation into policing practices at the Chicago Police Department. On Dec. 10, dozens of torture victims, their families and the families of murder victims will file formal complaints with the Civil Rights Division, which handles complaints against police departments.

“As he was running, other police officers chased him”, he said.

Meanwhile, Emanuel’s announcement came following Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s expression of support for a DOJ investigation into the Chicago police, via a campaign representative speaking to the Chicago Tribune. A police union official said Van Dyke’s actions were justified. “I am open to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts”.