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Chicago officer unjustified in killing black teen, prosecutor says [View all]
Source: Reuters
U.S. SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 / 6:02 AM / UPDATED 17 HOURS AGO
Chicago officer unjustified in killing black teen, prosecutor says
Robert Chiarito, Suzannah Gonzales
4 MIN READ
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The white police officer who shot to death a black teen in 2014 fired 16 shots without justification, prosecutors told a Chicago jury on Monday, as the trial began in a decisive case for race relations and policing in the United States’ third-largest city.
“What he saw that night was a black boy with the audacity to ignore the police,” special prosecutor Joseph McMahon said during his opening statement of the officer, Jason Van Dyke. “Not a single shot was necessary.”
Van Dyke’s defense lawyer, Daniel Herbert, portrayed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald as a dangerous drug user who caused the officer to fear for his safety.
“McDonald was an out-of-control criminal running with a knife,” Herbert told jurors. “What happened to Laquan McDonald is a tragedy. It’s a tragedy, not a murder.”
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Chicago officer unjustified in killing black teen, prosecutor says
Robert Chiarito, Suzannah Gonzales
4 MIN READ
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The white police officer who shot to death a black teen in 2014 fired 16 shots without justification, prosecutors told a Chicago jury on Monday, as the trial began in a decisive case for race relations and policing in the United States’ third-largest city.
“What he saw that night was a black boy with the audacity to ignore the police,” special prosecutor Joseph McMahon said during his opening statement of the officer, Jason Van Dyke. “Not a single shot was necessary.”
Van Dyke’s defense lawyer, Daniel Herbert, portrayed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald as a dangerous drug user who caused the officer to fear for his safety.
“McDonald was an out-of-control criminal running with a knife,” Herbert told jurors. “What happened to Laquan McDonald is a tragedy. It’s a tragedy, not a murder.”
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chicago-police/chicago-officer-unjustified-in-killing-black-teen-prosecutor-says-idUSKCN1LX0ZV
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