By Michael Nam
In a familiar refrain, a police officer who fired the 16 shots on October 14, 2014 that claimed the life of a 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, a Black teen, claimed he was in fear for his life, but the dash-cam video evidence that may shed light on that claim remains out of public view.
The Chicago Tribune reports that despite the unnamed officer’s account, the city’s Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton recommended a $5 million settlement with McDonald’s family prior to any lawsuit being filed, and that the FBI had begun their criminal investigation of the incident this week.
