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| Chicago and Minneapolis prepare for protests over police violence – live | Chicago and Minneapolis prepare for protests over police violence – live |
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| 1.05am GMT01:05 | |
| Zach Stafford | |
| Activists affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement and the local social justice group, Black Youth Project 100, have shut down the busy intersection of State and Roosevelt in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood, says the Guardian’s Zach Stafford. | |
| Protesters blocking South Loop intersection following Laquan McDonald video release. ... https://t.co/ZS8dfCtA1S pic.twitter.com/qq8uHJRiP9 | |
| Just an hour after the video was released, protesters gathered on the street, holding hands and chanting “16” – the number of times veteran police officer shot McDonald. | |
| This is the first of many potential demonstrations throughout the city as news of the videos release begins to envelope the city. | |
| @BYP_100 standing at Roosevelt & State counting the number of times #LaquanMcDonald was shot by an officer. pic.twitter.com/OwyJbkSXkG | |
| 1.01am GMT01:01 | |
| Ahead of the video’s release, the McDonald family also appealed for calm in a statement: | |
| We deeply appreciate the outpouring of love and support for Laquan. This is a difficult time for us. As we have said in the past, while we would prefer that the video not be released we understand that a court has ordered otherwise. We ask for calm in Chicago. No one understands the anger more than us but if you choose to speak out, we urge you to be peaceful. Don’t resort to violence in Laquan’s name. Let his legacy be better than that. | |
| 1.01am GMT01:01 | |
| WARNING: This video contains graphic content | |
| This is the dashcam video of McDonald’s death release on Tuesday. | |
| 12.52am GMT00:52 | |
| Mona Chalabi | |
| The Superintendent of Chicago’s police department, Garry McCarthy, claimed during a late Tuesday afternoon press conference that police shootings in the city have fallen by 70% in the last 4 years. | |
| It’s not immediately clear what that claim is based on, says Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi. | |
| The City of Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority tracks officer involved shootings – their database would be the most likely source for any claims about a rise or fall in the numbers of police shootings. | |
| There is one 70% decline visible in their numbers (summarised below) -- comparing fatal shootings in 2010 and those in Q3 2015. But there are two issues with that comparison: first, it spans five years rather than the four which McCarthy referred to. Second, these numbers include police officer injuries and fatalities. | |
| To truly check the claim then, we need to read through the detailed files of all 280 cases shown above. | |
| Their details are grim. The first report, for a non fatal incident on January 1 2010 reads as follows: | |
| INVOLVED MEMBER# 1: “Officer A” (Chicago Police Officer); Male/Black; 29 years | |
| old; On-Duty; Civilian Dress; Year of Appointment – 2004 | |
| INVOLVED MEMBER’S INJURIES: Abrasions to the right hand and right knee | |
| INVOLVED MEMBER#2: “Officer B” (Chicago Police Officer); Male/White; 27 years old; On-Duty; Civilian Dress; Year of Appointment – 2005 | |
| INVOLVED MEMBER’S INJURIES: Abrasions to left hand, elbow, and abrasion to both knees | |
| INVOLVED SUBJECT: “Subject 1”; Male/Black; 26 years old | |
| SUBJECT’S INJURIES: Gunshot wound to the Abdomen (Stable Condition) | |
| INITIAL INCIDENT: Traffic Stop | |
| We have begun reading through each PDF report starting from January 1, 2011 and hope to be able to check the claim. | |
| 12.50am GMT00:50 | |
| Protesters have gathered at Roosevelt and State in south Chicago. | |
| At Roosevelt and State. #LaquanMcDonald pic.twitter.com/R2Ojnb1D00 | |
| Updated at 12.54am GMT | |
| 12.49am GMT00:49 | |
| Protesters chant "16 shots!" @ABC7Chicago #LaquanMcDonald pic.twitter.com/8aBQivOjDi | |
| An ABC Chicago reporter describes the scene as protesters gather | |
| 12.41am GMT00:41 | |
| Here is a still photo from the video of Laquan McDonald’s final moments. In it’s entirety the video lasts six minutes and 54 seconds. Our video team is working to bring it to you in full. | |
| We should note that the McDonald family did not want the video to be released. | |
| Updated at 12.47am GMT | |
| 12.36am GMT00:36 | |
| Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel appeared side by side with police superintendent Garry McCarthy at press conference late Tuesday afternoon to urge peaceful protests. | |
| Anyone who is there to uphold the law cannot act like they’re above the law. I want to say one thing: there are men and women both in leadership positions and in rank and file who follow and live by that principal every day. Jason Van Dyke does not represent the police department,” Emanuel said at a press conference ahead of the video’s release. | |
| After the conference, the city’s police gave reporters one hour to download the dashcam video which lasts six minutes and 54 seconds. | |
| The video captures the final moments of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald’s life on 20 October 2014 as he is confronted by two armed police officers in the middle of a Chicago street. The teenager is seen striding down the center of a two-way street and appears to be carrying a knife when the dashboard camera of a police patrol vehicle captures the moment that two officers point handguns at him. | |
| McDonald turns briefly toward one of the officers and is then shot, the impact of the first bullet apparently spinning him around before he collapses on the street. A puff of smoke or dust can be seen rising from his body apparently as a bullet hits the ground. The camera continues to focus on his prone body as the officers, now out of frame, shoot him multiple times. An autopsy report from the Cook County medical examiner’s office showed that McDonald was shot 16 times. | |
| People have a right to be angry. People have a right to protest. People have a right to free speech, but they do not have a right to commit criminal acts,” McCarthy said. | |
| Updated at 12.39am GMT | |
| 12.34am GMT00:34 | 12.34am GMT00:34 |
| Rahm attends Christmas tree lighting minutes after #LaquanMcDonald video is released https://t.co/D8RRVznakx pic.twitter.com/E7TMi2bNM9 | Rahm attends Christmas tree lighting minutes after #LaquanMcDonald video is released https://t.co/D8RRVznakx pic.twitter.com/E7TMi2bNM9 |
| A Chicago reporter shows us where mayor Rahm Emanuel went immediately after a tense press conference | A Chicago reporter shows us where mayor Rahm Emanuel went immediately after a tense press conference |
| 12.15am GMT00:15 | 12.15am GMT00:15 |
| Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of protests over police violence in Chicago and Minneapolis. | Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of protests over police violence in Chicago and Minneapolis. |
| Police in Chicago have just released a chilling dashcam video of the fatal shooting of a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, more than a year after the encounter. Ahead of the video’s release, Chicago authorities pleaded for calm in the city, echoing statements made by McDonald’s family that asked the protesters to remain peaceful. | Police in Chicago have just released a chilling dashcam video of the fatal shooting of a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, more than a year after the encounter. Ahead of the video’s release, Chicago authorities pleaded for calm in the city, echoing statements made by McDonald’s family that asked the protesters to remain peaceful. |
| In Minneapolis, protesters are gathering outside a police station a day after five demonstrators were shot during an ongoing Black Lives Matter demonstration over the fatal police killing of an unarmed black man this month. The protesters suffered non-life threatening injuries. Two suspects have been arrested, and police are still searching for a third man. | In Minneapolis, protesters are gathering outside a police station a day after five demonstrators were shot during an ongoing Black Lives Matter demonstration over the fatal police killing of an unarmed black man this month. The protesters suffered non-life threatening injuries. Two suspects have been arrested, and police are still searching for a third man. |
| The Guardian’s Zach Stafford is in Chicago following the protests there and Nicky Woolf in Minneapolis. | The Guardian’s Zach Stafford is in Chicago following the protests there and Nicky Woolf in Minneapolis. |
| Updated at 12.30am GMT | Updated at 12.30am GMT |