Protest across Chicago as black teen is shot 16 times by white cop, as he lay on the ground
The video of the shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald (pictured inset) has been released and it's chilling. The dashcam footage shows a white police officer, Jason Van Dyke, (pictured inset right) shooting Laquan dead on the streets of Chicago. He shot Laquan 16 times at point blank range for 13 seconds as the young man laid motionless on the ground with smoke rising from his back. The police officer claimed he felt threatened by the teenager and that was why he used his gun but he has since been charged with first-degree murder.