Rev Marvin Hunter,much-uncle of teen who was shot 16 times by Chicago officer, laments ‘thousands of Laquan McDonalds’ in calling for change in city policingThe family of a black teenager shot 16 times by a white Chicago police officer on Friday joined the call for change in local leadership and policing in the city and nationwide, and weeks after a video of the 2014 killing set off days of protests.
Laquan McDonald was shot in October 2014 by officer Jason Van Dyke,who is charged with first-degree murder. Squad-car footage was released late final month upon a judge’s order, and there have been protests almost daily since. Protesters allege a cover-up and have called for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County state’s attorney Anita Alvarez. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com