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Today in History: Jason Van Dyke convicted for Laquan McDonald's murder

Original: Today in History: Jason Van Dyke convicted for Laquan McDonald’s murder

On this day in history, white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times. The 2018 verdict made Van Dyke the first Chicago police officer in decades to be convicted for an on-duty killing, and the case remains a touchstone in debates over police accountability.

Why now: Anniversaries of landmark police accountability cases continue to draw attention amid ongoing debates over policing in the United States.

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