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CHICAGO (AP) — The latest on the shooting of a black teenager by a white Chicago police officer. (All times local):
CHICAGO (AP) — The latest on the shooting of a black teenager by a white Chicago police officer. (All times local):
9:45 p.m.
Protesters have returned to Michigan Avenue amid demonstrations after the release of a squad-car video that shows a white police officer shooting a black teen 16 times.Like_Us_Please! Click_Here
Several hundred people marched north along the thoroughfare, blocking traffic. Some were watching the video of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald's 2014 shooting death on cellphones as they walked. Prosecutors on Tuesday charged Officer Jason Van Dyke with first-degree murder in the shooting, and the video was released shortly after.Earn 20$_Earn 20$_Earn 20$ Click_Here
Protesters blocked Michigan Avenue earlier Tuesday night before marching to a South Loop police building and then turning north again. At least two arrests were made.
Among the protesters was 32-year-old Niama Malachi. She says the video was worse than she had expected.
She adds she hopes the protests remain peaceful, saying, "I don't think you resolve violence with violence."
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8:30 p.m.
Hundreds of protesters are gathered outside a Chicago Police Department building amid demonstrations after the release of a squad-car video that shows a white police officer shooting a black teen 16 times.
Officers on Tuesday night formed a line in front of the department's District 1 headquarters in the South Loop, blocking anyone from entering.
Protesters yelled at police, with some chanting, "Don't shoot me."
A police spokesman said earlier Tuesday that two protesters had been arrested. The spokesman said he didn't know on what charge.
The protests came a few hours after police released the video of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald's 2014 death. Prosecutors on Tuesday charged Officer Jason Van Dyke with first-degree murder in the shooting.
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7:30 p.m.
Small groups of protesters who marched south of downtown and up Chicago's Michigan Avenue with a police escort were stopped by officers as they headed toward Lake Shore Drive.
Some shouted at the officers they encountered, and many filmed the scene with cellphone cameras. After a short standoff, the crowd turned around and headed west, away from Lake Michigan.
Protesters took to the streets following the release of a squad-car video that shows a white police officer shooting a black teen 16 times.
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7:15 p.m.
Protesters have begun marching through Chicago streets following the release of a squad-car video that shows a white police officer shooting a black teen 16 times.
Several hundred people were blocking traffic Tuesday night on the city's near West Side. Some circled police cars in an intersection and chanted "16 shots."
The protests came a few hours after Chicago police released the video of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald's 2014 death. Prosecutors Tuesday charged Officer Jason Van Dyke with first-degree murder.
Among the protesters is Chicago resident Justin Taylor, an 18-year-old University of Iowa student home for the Thanksgiving holiday. He says: "It's powerful we're coming together. Things like this (shooting) happen too often."
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the department is prepared to handle protests and urged they be peaceful.
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