Smith said when the FBI contacted the sheriff’s department in July seeking to interview the first sheriff’s officer on the scene, it did not say what investigation it was conducting.
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Officials with Dart’s office have said they weren’t aware of county officers’ involvement until contacted by the Tribune this week. The Chicago mayor fired Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy after the firestorm started.
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While the ire seemed mostly directed at Emanuel, demonstrators similarly are demanding the resignation of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.
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On Thursday, dozens of medical students from the University of Chicago, Rush University and other area schools staged a “die-in” protest at Chicago City Hall to remember the young victim.
In response to the release of the graphic video, protesters have flooded the Chicago streets, calling for the resignation of Emanuel.
“Anita Alvarez has forfeited the moral high ground”, Hunter told reporters. Smith says the sheriff’s office wasn’t aware of the officers’ involvement until contacted by the newspaper. City attorneys are employing arguments similar to the ones they used in opposing the McDonald video’s release: that it could prejudice would-be jurors if the case goes to trial.
A South Side police commander and his officers tortured Black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn’t commit.
The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression filed the complaint on the families’ behalf Thursday. The city made a $5 million settlement to McDonald’s family after Emanuel’s re-election in April, and critics have complained that it took too long to charge Van Dyke. But even if the resolution receives a majority vote of the city council, it would not require new elections or the mayor’s resignation.
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“Someone has to be responsible enough in those situations to intervene before something like this happens – not only in Chicago but across the nation there are bad apples in police departments”.
After officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shot McDonald last October, he and other officers on the scene filed reports saying that the teen lunged at the officer with a knife.
The latest protest comes after a day of marches Wednesday in which hundreds took part.
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Emanuel, meanwhile, apologized for the Laquan McDonald shooting on Wednesday, the same day a bill was introduced in the state legislature that would create a process to recall Chicago’s mayor.
