The president of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was arrested on Monday along with nine other people demonstrating against the murder of Laquan McDonald, a black Chicago resident who was shot 16 times by a white police officer in October 2014.
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On Monday, Van Dyke was wearing handcuffs, leg irons and a greenish grey prison uniform when he appeared before Judge Donald Panarese. Although authorities have said at least eight officers were on the scene at the time, only Van Dyke opened fire.
“I was just trying to help the police with their investigation”, Darshane said.
Attorney Dan Herbert said the officer is pleased the judge set a bond amount after ordering him held last week without bond.
Junchen Feng, who’s pursuing a doctorate, said the threat raised his awareness about gun violence in Chicago and beyond.
Van Dyke emptied his clip, and was reloading when his partner asked him to stop shooting so the partner could kick the knife out of McDonald’s hand.
The graphic video was the latest in a string of police shootings caught on camera that have sparked mass – and sometimes violent – protests.
The Chicago Tribune in April first revealed that Van Dyke was the officer who shot McDonald after city officials refused to disclose his identity, citing a provision in the union contract that bars the city from identifying officers unless they are convicted of a crime or the police board rules on their case. Van Dyke had been placed on paid desk duty after the shooting a year ago.
Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, pleaded not guilty Monday before being placed on a $1.5 million bond.
The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police is not only standing by Van Dyke, they are fundraising to get him out of the Cook County Jail.
Meanwhile, a coalition of Latino political leaders in Chicago have called for the resignation of Anita Alvarez, the two-period Cook County state’s attorney.
A jury previously awarded a Chicago man $350,000 after determining Van Dyke employed excessive force during a traffic stop. The videos, including the one from Van Dyke’s vehicle, did not include any audio of officers talking, either in the vehicles or over police radios, raising questions about why sirens outside the vehicles are audible but voices and other sounds from inside the vehicle are not. McDonald is shot once while he appears to be walking away from police.
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The NAACP in Chicago protested Laquan McDonald’s killing at City Hall Monday, carrying several coffins, and planned a prayer vigil at police headquarters.
