Chicago officer to go on trial in shooting of black teen

A Chicago police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of black 17-year-old Laquan McDonald will stand trial Sept. 5. Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan’s ruling Tuesday comes more than 21⁄ years after

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Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting. The shooting made international headlines when a judge forced the city to release a dashcam video showing Van Dyke shooting the teen 16 times. The video sparked protests and cost the police superintendent his job.