CHICAGO The defense attorney for Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, indicted on six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a black teenager, told reporters on Friday he would seek a change of venue for the officer’s trial.
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The officer, Jason Van Dyke, was arrested earlier this month after a viral video – obtained by the media after a court challenge – showed him shooting the 17-year-old 16 times during a confrontation on a Chicago street in 2014. He wore a gray suit for the hearing before Cook County Circuit Judge James Brown, who set arraignment for December 29. The release of those images triggered protests, forced the resignation of the city’s police chief and put the entire Police Department under a wide-ranging civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. It was not until uproar over the video of McDonald being shot 16 times as he apparently walked away from the police that the federal Department of Justice launched an investigation of civil rights issues in the city’s police department.
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Van Dyke’s attorney, Daniel Herbert, said he had not heard about the indictment on Wednesday, but said “it would not come as a surprise”.
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A small group of protesters shouted insults at Van Dyke as he left the court house.
The hearing provides an opportunity for prosecutors to read Van Dyke’s indictment.
Van Dyke was initially charged November 24 with a single count of first-degree murder in McDonald’s shooting.
An attorney for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting of a black teenager says he is considering asking for a change of venue after comments Mayor Rahm Emanuel made about his client.
Chicago police killed an average of 17 people a year over the last seven years, majority African American, and it is extremely unusual for police officers to face charges or be disciplined in such cases.
“We know that only boycotting works”, Willie J.R. Fleming of the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign told WLS-TV, Chicago. And so it’s a form of boycott, we want to create an inconvenience for people.
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A second protest is planned to be held outside the courthouse where Van Dyke is scheduled to make his appearance Friday. The teen was shot over 10 times after he fell to the ground.
