Trial for officer in the shooting of Laquan McDonald underway
Trial for officer in the shooting of Laquan McDonald underway
Protesters gather outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protesters gather outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protesters gather outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
The Rev. Marvin Hunter, Laquan McDonald’s great-uncle, walks with family into the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protesters react in front of George N Leighton Criminal Courthouse Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, in Chicago. A jury on Friday convicted white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, left, and his lead attorney, Daniel Herbert, react after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
Chicago Police Officer Joseph McElligott raises his right hand as he prepares to take the stand and testify during the opening statements in the first-degree murder trial of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
In this Tuesday Sept. 18, 2018 photo, Chicago Police Detective Roberto Garcia holds officer Jason Van Dyke’s 9mm semiautomatic Smith and Wesson at the trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Garcia was asked to confirm it was the gun Van Dyke turned in hours after the shooting that Van Dyke used to kill McDonald. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
Laquan McDonald’s mother, Tina Hunter, walks out of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 16, 2018. Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. Van Dyke’s trial is set for Sept. 5. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Jason Van Dyke, left, a Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald, walks out of Cook County Jail in Chicago with his father, Owen, after posting bond Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, following a court hearing where a judge ruled he won’t be jailed for giving interviews in violation of his bail terms. Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery and official misconduct. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
A group of protesters march and chant outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse where Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke murder trial will be held Monday morning, Sept. 17, 2018. A judge decided that the murder trial of Van Dyke charged in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager should not be moved out of the city. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
A group of protesters march and chant outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse where the Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke murder trial will be held on Monday morning, Sept. 17, 2018, in Chicago. A judge decided that the murder trial of Van Dyke charged in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager should not be moved out of the city. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protesters gather outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protesters gather outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protesters gather outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protesters gather outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protesters gather outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protesters gather outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
The Rev. Marvin Hunter, Laquan McDonald’s great-uncle, walks with family into the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
The Rev. Marvin Hunter, Laquan McDonald’s great-uncle, walks with family into the Leighton Criminal Courthouse as jury selection starts for the trial against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Protesters react in front of George N Leighton Criminal Courthouse Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, in Chicago. A jury on Friday convicted white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Protesters react in front of George N Leighton Criminal Courthouse Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, in Chicago. A jury on Friday convicted white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, left, and his lead attorney, Daniel Herbert, react after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, left, and his lead attorney, Daniel Herbert, react after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
Chicago Police Officer Joseph McElligott raises his right hand as he prepares to take the stand and testify during the opening statements in the first-degree murder trial of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
Chicago Police Officer Joseph McElligott raises his right hand as he prepares to take the stand and testify during the opening statements in the first-degree murder trial of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
In this Tuesday Sept. 18, 2018 photo, Chicago Police Detective Roberto Garcia holds officer Jason Van Dyke’s 9mm semiautomatic Smith and Wesson at the trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Garcia was asked to confirm it was the gun Van Dyke turned in hours after the shooting that Van Dyke used to kill McDonald. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
In this Tuesday Sept. 18, 2018 photo, Chicago Police Detective Roberto Garcia holds officer Jason Van Dyke’s 9mm semiautomatic Smith and Wesson at the trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Garcia was asked to confirm it was the gun Van Dyke turned in hours after the shooting that Van Dyke used to kill McDonald. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
Laquan McDonald’s mother, Tina Hunter, walks out of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 16, 2018. Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. Van Dyke’s trial is set for Sept. 5. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Laquan McDonald’s mother, Tina Hunter, walks out of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 16, 2018. Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. Van Dyke’s trial is set for Sept. 5. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Jason Van Dyke, left, a Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald, walks out of Cook County Jail in Chicago with his father, Owen, after posting bond Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, following a court hearing where a judge ruled he won’t be jailed for giving interviews in violation of his bail terms. Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery and official misconduct. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
Jason Van Dyke, left, a Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald, walks out of Cook County Jail in Chicago with his father, Owen, after posting bond Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, following a court hearing where a judge ruled he won’t be jailed for giving interviews in violation of his bail terms. Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery and official misconduct. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
A group of protesters march and chant outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse where Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke murder trial will be held Monday morning, Sept. 17, 2018. A judge decided that the murder trial of Van Dyke charged in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager should not be moved out of the city. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
A group of protesters march and chant outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse where Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke murder trial will be held Monday morning, Sept. 17, 2018. A judge decided that the murder trial of Van Dyke charged in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager should not be moved out of the city. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
A group of protesters march and chant outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse where the Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke murder trial will be held on Monday morning, Sept. 17, 2018, in Chicago. A judge decided that the murder trial of Van Dyke charged in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager should not be moved out of the city. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
A group of protesters march and chant outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse where the Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke murder trial will be held on Monday morning, Sept. 17, 2018, in Chicago. A judge decided that the murder trial of Van Dyke charged in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager should not be moved out of the city. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)