Jury Watches Video of Chicago Cop Firing 16 Shots At Laquan McDonald Three Times During First Day of Trial

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday showed jurors video of a white Chicago police officer opening fire on Laquan McDonald, dramatically recounting the 16 shots fired into the black teenager and calling the 2014 shooting “completely unnecessary.”

Jurors saw the video of the shooting three times during the first day of Jason Van Dyke’s murder trial, including during the prosecution’s opening statement. The recordings show the officer shooting McDonald on Oct. 20, 2014, as the 17-year-old, carrying a small knife in one hand, walks away from officers. The video’s release about a year after the shooting sparked large protests, the ouster of the police superintendent and demands for police reform.

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