A new dashcam video shows Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke in pursuit of Laquan McDonald for 30 seconds before he fatally shot the teenager.
The footage is taken from the white officer’s police car as he pulled through a Burger King parking lot and McDonald, 17, bounded out in front of him before running down the road. It appears he is carrying a knife in his hand at the time.
Soon after this, Van Dyke emptied an entire magazine into the young man with most of the 16 shots fired at point-blank range as he lay motionless on the ground. He was charged with first-degree murder on Monday.
It has also emerged that Van Dyke was the subject of 18 civilian complaints over 14 years, including allegations that he used racial epithets and excessive force, police and court records show.
Complaints against police are not uncommon. But the number filed against Van Dyke was high compared with other officers. At least one person he arrested was later awarded $350,000 in damages in a lawsuit.
Footage from another dashcam that was also obtained by ABC 7 shows McDonald in the middle of the road and struggling to stay alive after being shot as paramedics arrive on the scene.
None of the officers are near the body at that time or attempting to help the young man.
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