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On This Day: Jason Van Dyke Convicted of Laquan McDonald's Murder
Original: Today in History: Chicago officer Jason Van Dyke convicted for Laquan McDonald’s murder
Today marks the anniversary of the conviction of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke for the murder of teenager Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke, a white officer, shot the 17-year-old 16 times in 2014 and was found guilty of second-degree murder in 2018, becoming the first Chicago officer convicted for an on-duty killing in decades. The case fueled national debates over police accountability and race.
Why now: Anniversary retrospectives on a landmark police accountability case are being republished and discussed.
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- Today in History: Chicago officer Jason Van Dyke convicted for Laquan McDonald’s murder · Chicago Tribune
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