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Chicago Police Officer Charged with First-Degree Murder in Shooting of Black Teen

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Nov 24, 2015
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Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder, one year after the shooting and killing of Laquan McDonald, 17, in October of 2014.

This is the first time a Chicago police officer has been charged with first-degree murder for an on-duty fatality in nearly 35 years, according to The Chicago Tribune.

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