Jason Van Dyke

A woman who witnessed the fatal 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer has settled her lawsuit against the city.

Chicago Police Department Supt. Eddie Johnson addressed his involvement with the Laquan McDonald case Saturday morning after facing some criticism since officials released the footage to the public.

The city of Chicago released the long-secret Inspector General’s report on the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald on Wednesday, making public for the first time hundreds of pages detailing the investigation into the shooting that rocked the city.

The Chicago Police Board voted Thursday to fire a sergeant and three other officers over their alleged cover-up of the murder of Laquan McDonald by CPD Officer Jason Van Dyke.

Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was beaten in a Connecticut prison by other inmates.

The explosive video of a white Chicago officer shooting a black teenager 16 times shocked consciences around the world with footage of Laquan McDonald getting gunned down as he walked away from police. The graphic images of McDonald crumpling to the street while bullets kept striking him stirred expectations that the officer might be convicted in the killing and pay...

Three Chicago police officers were found not guilty Thursday of attempting to cover up the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

Three Chicago police officers were found not guilty Thursday of attempting to cover up the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who was convicted in October of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, will be sentenced on Jan. 18, a judge said Friday.

Prosecutors in the trial of three Chicago police officers charged with lying about the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald have rested their case.

Dashcam video showing Jason Van Dyke pointing his gun at black teenager Laquan McDonald and firing 16 times was key evidence in the murder conviction of the white Chicago police officer. The same video will be at the forefront again this week, as three more officers stand trial, accused of lying to protect Van Dyke in the aftermath of the killing.

Jury deliberations began with a simple vote – but not all were on the same page as the group of eight women and four men worked to decide the fate of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke.

A jury has convicted Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

Jason Van Dyke’s bond was revoked and he was taken into custody just moments after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. 

A jury found police officer Jason Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. He was found not guilty of official misconduct.

Chicago officials are preparing ahead of a 1:45 p.m. verdict Friday in the trial of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, nearly four years after black teen Laquan McDonald was shot and killed by the white officer.

It has been almost 50 years since a Cook County jury convicted a Chicago police officer of first-degree murder. But when the eight women and four men who will decide the fate of Jason Van Dyke retire to the jury room and begin their deliberations, they will be left with few choices.

Jason Van Dyke takes the stand in his murder trial to testify on what he saw in the moments before and during the shooting of Laquan McDonald. 

New charges have been filed against the Chicago police officer who fatally shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014, according to court documents released Thursday.