Documents obtained by the I-Team that suggest the civil rights case against Jason Van Dyke for killing Laquan McDonald was closed in 2019.
CHICAGO -- There has been a renewed push for federal charges in the killing of teenager Laquan McDonald. Documents obtained by the I-Team that suggest the civil rights case was closed in 2019.
On January 18, 2019, Van Dyke was sentenced in Cook County court to six and three quarter years in federal prison for murdering McDonald. Van Dyke notoriously fired 16 shots killing the teenager who was carrying a knife.According to a federal court record, four days later, filed on January 22, the government confirms a civil rights investigation of Van Dyke was underway. So, even though Van Dyke had been convicted of second degree murder in state court, the U.S.
The civil rights investigation of this shooting by Van Dyke was still active, with FBI officials requesting search warrants for access to the social media accounts of witnesses to the incident.I-Team reporter Chuck Goudie delves into what it's been like reporting on Jason Van Dyke. "Every day that passes makes it even less likely," said former federal prosecutor and ABC7 legal analyst Gil Soffer.
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