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Chicago officials release video showing police killing of Laquan McDonald

Video footage showing the killing of a black teenager by a police officer was publicly released on Tuesday, on the same day that a white Chicago police officer was charged with murder in the shooting death. The video, which last six minutes and 54 seconds, captures the final moments of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald’s life on 20 October 2014 as he is confronted by two armed police officers in the middle of a Chicago street. The teenager is seen striding down the center of a two-way street and appears to be carrying a knife when the dashboard camera of a police patrol vehicle captures the moment that two officers point handguns at him. He turns briefly toward one of the officers and is then shot, the impact of the first bullet apparently spinning him around before he collapses on the street. A puff of smoke or dust can be seen rising from his body apparently as a bullet hits the ground. The camera continues to focus on his prone body as the officers, now out of frame, shoot him multiple times. An autopsy report from the Cook County medical examiner’s office showed that McDonald was shot 16 times. Documents filed in court describing the video’s contents say for 14 to 15 seconds, the officer – Jason Van Dyke– unloads his entire gun into the teen, who is laying face down on the ground with his arms and legs jerking from the impact of the shots. Of the eight or more officers on the scene, Van Dyke is the only one to have discharged his weapon, although a colleague can be seen with his gun drawn and pointed at McDonald. The video ends shortly after a final puff of smoke rises from the ground and one of the officers moves forward and appears to kick an object from McDonald’s right hand. The footage was released after a dramatic day in Chicago that saw Van Dyke indicted on a first-degree murder charge. He was denied bail at a hearing in the city’s main criminal courthouse hours after the state’s attorney, Anita Alvarez, announced the charges against him. Hours later, city officials at a hastily arranged press conference condemned the actions of the officer, but warned protesters to remain calm. “People have a right to be angry,” said police superintendent Garry McCarthy. “People have a right to protest. People have a right to free speech, but they do not have a right to commit criminal acts.” Laquan McDonald Laquan McDonald Laquan McDonald Laquan McDonald Laquan McDonald Laquan McDonald Laquan McDonald Laquan McDonald Chicago officials release video showing police killing of Laquan McDonald Chicago officials release video showing police killing of Laquan McDonald Chicago officials release video showing police killing of Laquan McDonald Chicago officials release video showing police killing of Laquan McDonald Chicago officials release video showing police killing of Laquan McDonald