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Judge rules to release video of Chicago teen being shot 16 times by police Judge rules to release video of Chicago teen being shot 16 times by police
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A Cook County judge ruled on Thursday that a video allegedly showing a black teenager being fatally shot 16 times by a Chicago police officer last year should be released. A Cook County judge ruled on Thursday that a video allegedly showing a black teenager being shot 16 times and killed by a Chicago police officer last year should be released.
After his ruling, the judge heard arguments from the city to hold off on releasing the video, but denied their motion to stay. After his ruling, Judge Frank Valderrama heard arguments from the city to hold the video’s release until an appeal, but denied its motion, saying that the city could not deny the footage under exemptions outlined in the state’s Freedom of Information Act.
The decision comes one day after a letter from the Illinois attorney general’s office asking for the release of the video surfaced. The letter said police had violated the state’s Freedom of Information Act by refusing a request this year to release the footage showing the shooting of Laquan McDonald, 17, to the Wall Street Journal. City officials told the Guardian that while their motion was denied they still plan to file the appeal. If they are able to do so before the video is released and before 25 November, the judge’s deadline, the release could be delayed.
A separate Foia request by an independent journalist, Brandon Smith, led to Judge Frank Valderrama’s ruling on Thursday. The decision comes one day after a letter from the Illinois attorney general’s office asking for the release of the video surfaced. The letter said police had violated the state’s FOIA by refusing a request this year to release the footage showing the shooting of Laquan McDonald, 17, to the Wall Street Journal.
A separate Foia request by an independent journalist, Brandon Smith, led to the ruling on Thursday.
On 20 October 2014, police responded to a 911 report that a man was breaking into cars at a trucking yard on Chicago’s south-west side.On 20 October 2014, police responded to a 911 report that a man was breaking into cars at a trucking yard on Chicago’s south-west side.
A police spokesman told to the Chicago Sun-Times that officers found Laquan McDonald “with a strange gaze about him” and carrying a four-inch knife, which he used, when confronted by officers, to slash a tire of a squad car and damage its windshield before fleeing on foot.A police spokesman told to the Chicago Sun-Times that officers found Laquan McDonald “with a strange gaze about him” and carrying a four-inch knife, which he used, when confronted by officers, to slash a tire of a squad car and damage its windshield before fleeing on foot.
The officers pursued McDonald and a different squad car joined the pursuit, attempting to box in the teenager by a fence, the police union has said. McDonald allegedly refused requests to drop his knife and began approaching officers, officials have said.The officers pursued McDonald and a different squad car joined the pursuit, attempting to box in the teenager by a fence, the police union has said. McDonald allegedly refused requests to drop his knife and began approaching officers, officials have said.
According to the police union, an unnamed officer, fearing for his life, began firing shots at McDonald.According to the police union, an unnamed officer, fearing for his life, began firing shots at McDonald.
An autopsy report from the Cook County medical examiner’s office showed that McDonald was shot 16 times, at least twice in the back.An autopsy report from the Cook County medical examiner’s office showed that McDonald was shot 16 times, at least twice in the back.
In April 2015, the FBI announced a joint investigation with the Cook County state’s attorney’s office and the city’s Independent Police Review Authority, into the shooting.In April 2015, the FBI announced a joint investigation with the Cook County state’s attorney’s office and the city’s Independent Police Review Authority, into the shooting.
Two days later, the city council approved a $5m settlement for McDonald family, though they had not filed a lawsuit. Chicago’s corporation counsel Stephen Patton said the dashboard-camera footage had prompted the city’s decision to settle.Two days later, the city council approved a $5m settlement for McDonald family, though they had not filed a lawsuit. Chicago’s corporation counsel Stephen Patton said the dashboard-camera footage had prompted the city’s decision to settle.
Since the announcement of the settlement, journalists and groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have sought the video’s release. The city has pushed back, saying that it should not be released until all investigations are completed.Since the announcement of the settlement, journalists and groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have sought the video’s release. The city has pushed back, saying that it should not be released until all investigations are completed.
“You have, obviously, an investigation,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said last week, according to the Chicago Tribune. “And you never would release a video while that investigation is going on. At the appropriate time, the appropriate entities and how that video gets to be public will be handled.”“You have, obviously, an investigation,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said last week, according to the Chicago Tribune. “And you never would release a video while that investigation is going on. At the appropriate time, the appropriate entities and how that video gets to be public will be handled.”
The McDonald family does not want the video to be released. The family’s attorney, Jeffrey Neslund said, McDonald’s mother fears it will spark riots and protests in her neighborhood similar to those seen in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, after similar incidents of police-involved violence.The McDonald family does not want the video to be released. The family’s attorney, Jeffrey Neslund said, McDonald’s mother fears it will spark riots and protests in her neighborhood similar to those seen in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, after similar incidents of police-involved violence.
On Thursday, protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement told the Guardian that they would incorporate the decision into a planned demonstration at police headquarters, during the monthly Chicago police board meeting.On Thursday, protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement told the Guardian that they would incorporate the decision into a planned demonstration at police headquarters, during the monthly Chicago police board meeting.
The demonstration is aimed at pressuring the police superintendent to fire Officer Dante Servin, who shot and killed an unarmed 22-year-old black woman named Rekia Boyd in 2012. The protesters will also call for the release of dashboard camera footage that allegedly shows the police shooting of Ronald Johnson, 25, in late 2014.The demonstration is aimed at pressuring the police superintendent to fire Officer Dante Servin, who shot and killed an unarmed 22-year-old black woman named Rekia Boyd in 2012. The protesters will also call for the release of dashboard camera footage that allegedly shows the police shooting of Ronald Johnson, 25, in late 2014.