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Chicago Police Officer Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in Laquan McDonald Killing

By Suzannah Gonzales, Reuters
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke stands with his attorneys during his murder trial in Chicago, Oct. 3, 2018. REUTERS/John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Pool via REUTERS
Oct 5, 2018
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"There's no justification for shooting Laquan McDonald that night," prosecutor Jody Gleason said on Thursday. "Not one shot. Not the first shot. Not the sixteenth shot."

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Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke stands with his attorneys during his murder trial in Chicago, Oct. 3, 2018. REUTERS/John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Pool via REUTERS