Hernandez and the other officers on the scene reported after the incident that Johnson had been armed with a gun and that a gun was recovered on the scene.
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She says Chicago is at a crossroads and change is in the air and on the horizon.
Until last week, city officials had fought to keep the video private as investigations into the shooting continued.
Ronald Johnson, 25, was shot dead by officer George Hernandez in Chicago in October 2014, Alvarez said on Monday. The dashcam video from that shooting was also released.
This item has been corrected to show that Hernandez is not the second officer to be charged.
The US Justice Department said on Monday it will investigate Chicago’s police department following protests over the 2014 police shooting death of a black teenager, on the same day prosecutors said they would not seek charges in a similar case.
But unlike Van Dyke, Chicago police officer George Hernandez will not face charges. The teen, who is holding what police said was a 4-inch knife, veers away from the cars, his back to them, and is shot 16 times. Prosecutors have charged Van Dyke with first-degree murder.
“This is a time and a place for new energy, new leadership and a reinvigorated entity that has oversight to the actions of individual officers in the police department”, Emanuel said. Holmes and her attorney have seen the video and are pushing for its release.
Chicago police have not responded to CNN’s request for comment.
The Chicago Tribune is reporting (http://trib.in/1XW2I4I ) that Turner’s legislation has support from co-sponsor Rep. David McSweeney, a Republican from Barrington Hills.
Tensions are high in the United States city after a video of a fatal police shooting of a black teenager was released.
A citizen denied records under FOIA may challenge the decision in court.
“We are going to welcome this investigation”, Emanuel said.
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into racial disparities and the use of force by Chicago police, opening a city plagued for years by accusations of police brutality to broad federal scrutiny for the first time.
Lynch said building trust is one of the goals of opening the investigation.
Well, shouldn’t she be the one asking the tough questions?
The University of Chicago said last month that an analysis by its civil rights and police accountability clinic found of 56,000 complaints against Chicago police, only a fraction led to disciplinary action. Are their accounts of what happened that night as bogus as the police reports filed in the Laquan McDonald case?
She said federal officials would be investigating “constitutional violations” in one of the nation’s largest police departments.
Hernandez was with two other officers getting out of an unmarked police auto when Johnson ran behind their vehicle.
Meanwhile, aldermen with the Progress Reform Caucus are among those who expressed support today for the Justice Department’s investigation of the CPD. That video is also finally being released over objections from the mayor and the police department.
“Our investigation is focused on use of force and accountability”, said Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
Emanuel, who has faced heavy criticism over the McDonald shooting, has ousted his handpicked police superintendent and replaced the head of the city’s Independent Police Review Authority, which reviews police misconduct allegations.
The authority’s new chief, Sharon Fairley, appeared with Emanuel at a Monday news conference at City Hall.
Oppenheimer told ABC News last week that the video “clearly shows that [Johnson] is running away from the police officer”.
But the calls for the mayor to resign – something he said he will not do – have grown louder from protesters.
In this June 8, 2010 photo, former Chicago Police Lt. Jon Burge arrives at the federal building in Chicago.
Oppenheimer also suggested that police could have planted the gun found next to Johnson’s body.
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez plans to discuss the case Monday morning.
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In both shootings, authorities were forced to publicly release dash-cam footage. She said that Johnson had been asked repeatedly by multiple officers to drop his weapon, and that a 9mm semi automatic pistol was found with Johnson after he was shot.
