CHICAGO — The bond for Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer charged with murder for shooting a 17-year-old, Laquan McDonald last year, was set at $1.5 million, a judge said early Monday afternoon.
¨A few hours later, Van Dyke was released. He posted the $150,000 needed to be released shortly before 5 p.m. and left the Cook County Jail, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. Part of the money was raised by the Fraternal Order of Police’s Chicago chapter. Van Dyke, 37, had been held without bail since he was charged last week with first-degree murder for fatally shooting Laquan McDonald, a Chicago teenager, in October 2014.¨ ~Wachington Post
The shooting came to national attention when the dashboard cameraś footage of Van Dyke shooting at a 17 year old was released. The young man had a knife and the footage shows Van Dyke shooting a total of 16 times at McDonald. Many shots were fired even after he had fallen. Since then protesters have been marching up the streets of downtown Chicago because of the 13 month delay of the video release. Alvarez being the one that delayed the release has come under heavy fire from the media. In a broadcast interview with a local television station last week, Alvarez said her critics are “wrong and misinformed” and that all criticism of her actions is “political.” As for the delay, she said it was needed to conduct “a thorough and meticulous evaluation and investigation.” Munoz, a local leader, said waiting longer than a year is questionable. “Take two, six weeks, or two months. But don’t take a year and a month. It is an obvious cover-up. They never thought a court would order a release of this video,” he said.
¨Jay Darshane, the Burger King manager, has accused police of erasing the restaurant's surveillance tape. He also told the Chicago Tribune that the FBI seized the video recorder containing all of its surveillance images.¨
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Allegedly, Burger King´s manger erased approximately over 86 minutes of the restaurant's surveillance tape during the time of the shooting of McDonald. According to some employees that have report this unusual gap in the tapes. However, the authorities in Chicago have labeled the claim as untrue. Because of this and other recent event, many call for reforms in the Chicago's police department.
¨A few hours later, Van Dyke was released. He posted the $150,000 needed to be released shortly before 5 p.m. and left the Cook County Jail, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. Part of the money was raised by the Fraternal Order of Police’s Chicago chapter. Van Dyke, 37, had been held without bail since he was charged last week with first-degree murder for fatally shooting Laquan McDonald, a Chicago teenager, in October 2014.¨ ~Wachington Post
The shooting came to national attention when the dashboard cameraś footage of Van Dyke shooting at a 17 year old was released. The young man had a knife and the footage shows Van Dyke shooting a total of 16 times at McDonald. Many shots were fired even after he had fallen. Since then protesters have been marching up the streets of downtown Chicago because of the 13 month delay of the video release. Alvarez being the one that delayed the release has come under heavy fire from the media. In a broadcast interview with a local television station last week, Alvarez said her critics are “wrong and misinformed” and that all criticism of her actions is “political.” As for the delay, she said it was needed to conduct “a thorough and meticulous evaluation and investigation.” Munoz, a local leader, said waiting longer than a year is questionable. “Take two, six weeks, or two months. But don’t take a year and a month. It is an obvious cover-up. They never thought a court would order a release of this video,” he said.
¨Jay Darshane, the Burger King manager, has accused police of erasing the restaurant's surveillance tape. He also told the Chicago Tribune that the FBI seized the video recorder containing all of its surveillance images.¨
-usa today
Allegedly, Burger King´s manger erased approximately over 86 minutes of the restaurant's surveillance tape during the time of the shooting of McDonald. According to some employees that have report this unusual gap in the tapes. However, the authorities in Chicago have labeled the claim as untrue. Because of this and other recent event, many call for reforms in the Chicago's police department.