Finally Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is doing something about the officers who blatantly lied regarding the shooting of Laquan McDonald. 7 officers have been fired.
An 8th was spared according to the Chicago Sun Times because Johnson disagreed with a recommendation to fire her from the city’s Inspector General.
A report found that the officers all broke Rule 14: “Officers shall not give false information.”.
Atlanta Black Star reported:
Per the Sun Times, McNaughton was in charge of the crime scene in which Officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shot McDonald 16 times on the night of Oct. 20, 2014. Video footage of the deadly shooting showed the 19-year-old Black man with a knife in his hand walking parallel, but away from, responding officers. In his report, however, McNaughton deemed the shooting justified and noted that McDonald was walking toward the officer when he was gunned down.
Other officers’ accounts of what happened that night also differ from what was captured on video. The graphic footage shows Van Dyke shooting the teen execution-style as he walked away.
“When McDonald got to within 12 to 15 feet of the officers, he swung the knife toward the officers in an aggressive manner,” Van Dyke’s partner said in an official police report.
Though he plead not guilty, Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder in November 2015. He’s currently awaiting trial.
Earlier this year, evidence also revealed that the CPD intimidated witnesses, lost evidence and committed perjury in efforts to suppress the McDonald shooting investigation. According to Atlanta Black Star, citizens who witnessed the shooting said they were questioned for hours until their testimonies matched the police narrative.
“Civilian witnesses have told us that they were held against their will for hours, intensively questioned by detectives, during which they were repeatedly pressured by police to change their statements,” said Michael Robbins, an attorney for the McDonald family. “When the witnesses refused to do so, the investigating officers simply fabricated civilian accounts in the reports.”
Attorneys also said that although the CPD gathered several eyewitness accounts, they refused to hand them over when requested.
Read more here: http://atlantablackstar.com/2016/08/18/chicago-police-superintendent-fires-7-officers-for-lying-about-laquanmcdonald-shooting/
Is this all Too Little Too Late?
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