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Chicago Cop Who Killed Laquan McDonald Facing First Degree Murder Charges According to the Chicago-Tribune , justice for Laquan McDonald is in the process of being served… Cook County prosecutors say a veteran Chicago police officer has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times in an on-duty incident on the Southwest Side in October 2014. Officer Jason Van Dyke, 37, turned himself in to state’s attorney investigators at 7:41 a.m. in their offices at the criminal courthouse at 26th Street and California Avenue, booking records show. As he arrived, Van Dyke kept his hands in his jeans pockets, looked straight ahead and did not answer questions shouted from reporters as he briskly walked into the Leighton Criminal Court Building with his attorney. Van Dyke’s prints were taken at 8:29 a.m., and he was placed in a one-person cell under close observation, records show. Van Dyke was unarmed but brought along an inhaler he uses to treat his asthma, according to the records. He was scheduled to appear in bond court at noon. Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of McDonald “without legal justification and with the intent to kill or do great bodily harm,” according to the one-page criminal complaint filed against him. A Chicago police officer hasn't been charged with first-degree murder for an on-duty fatality in nearly 35 years. https://t.co/0PD5AGIqqV — Scott Kleinberg (@scottkleinberg) November 24, 2015 First time in 35 years?!? How sad is THAT? SMFH. Per usual, the cop’s family has set up a GoFundMe… “He is a highly decorated and respected officer,” Tiffany Van Dyke wrote. “He was in a shooting that has been covered extensively by the media and we ask for your patience for all the facts to come out in the trial. We want him to be home with his family as we go through this judicial process.” F*** this GoFundMe and anyone who donated money. Justice for Laquan McDonald!

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Cops Kill People: Chicago Officer Who Killed Laquan McDonald Faces First Degree Murder Charges