sprint-cam footage of 2014 killing released on judge’s order
City prepared for backlash to video showing teenager being shot 16 timesVideo 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 final six minutes and 54 seconds, or 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. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com