Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who was charged with murder last month in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, arrives at the Cook County Criminal Court for a status hearing on December 18.
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Van Dyke, 37, is charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one charge of official misconduct for the death of the 17-year-old.
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The officer, wearing a dark suit and blue striped tie, appeared in court Tuesday as his lawyer entered the plea on his behalf.
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Officer Jason Van Dyke’s arraignment comes as the midwestern United States city is reeling from another fatal police shooting.
Protests over the shooting of Laquan McDonald led to the resignation of Chicago’s police chief and a US Department of Justice probe into whether the department use lethal force too often, especially against minorities. Jones, a 55-year-old grandmother, was reportedly a bystander.
A statement from the mayor’s office late Tuesday said the Police Department will begin to require every officer who “responds to calls for service” to be equipped with a Taser and trained to use it by June 1, 2016. The suit also claims cops failed to provide medical care to the dying teen. John Escalante and the head of Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority, Sharon Fairley, to review the department’s crisis intervention and de-escalation policies. Earlier this month, Emanuel created a “police accountability task force” that will “review the system of accountability, training and oversight that is now in place for Chicago’s police officers”, a news release from the mayor’s office said.
Two dozen people protested at Emanuel’s home Wednesday evening, calling on him to resign and chanting – “16 shots and a cover up”. (LeGrier was apparently suffering from “emotional issues”, but per the Chicago Tribune, it’s unclear if cops knew this when responding to the 911 call.) Still, the tension spilled over at a vigil for LeGrier on Sunday night, where one of Emanuel’s aides was allegedly assaulted by a man who first approached the aide, saying, “The police are killing us”.
The Republican says, “This tragedy further underscores the need for a broad and deep federal investigation, which I continue to strongly support”.
“This problem of police terrorism in our communities has existed for many, many decades, leading way back to the assassination of Chairman Fred Hampton Sr”, said Sol said in an interview with Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman.
Emanuel and Chicago police have been under heavy scrutiny since the city, under court order, released the squad-car video. The emails, including some between city officials asking how they should respond to demands for the video, were released to media outlets that have been pressing for the documents for weeks.
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Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty. The teenager, armed with a knife, was veering away from officers when Van Dyke opened fire.
