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January 22, 2019

Officer Who Killed Laquan McDonald Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison
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In Chicago, former police officer Jason Van Dyke was sentenced to six
years and nine months in prison for the 2014 murder of African-American
teenager Laquan Mc Donald. Van Dyke fired 16 bullets into Mc Donald,
even as dash cam video showed the teenager posed no threat. The day
before Van Dyke's sentencing, a judge acquitted three officers accused
of covering up the murder. A protest is planned in Chicago today over
the acquittals.


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