Prosecutors to present more evidence in Chicago cop’s trial

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors will continue to present evidence in the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke who is charged in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald. Prosecutors still haven’t called to the stand several officers who were at the scene the night that the white officer shot the black teenager... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 20, 2018

Police kill gunman who shot 4 in Pennsylvania court lobby

A gunman opened fire outside a crowded Pennsylvania courtroom Wednesday afternoon, shooting at police and others before an officer fired multiple shots at him, killing him. Fayette County District Attorney Richard Bower said Wednesday evening that a German Township police officer shot and killed the gunman after he entered the lobby in Masontown with a... Read More

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September 19, 2018

Chicago cops reluctantly testify against 1 of their own

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago police officers clearly do not want to be in court testifying against a colleague accused of murder, with one of them so uncomfortable he couldn’t bring himself to point to the man on trial, something witnesses are routinely asked to do. But one after another — whether they want to... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 19, 2018

Testimony by cops big part of Chicago officer’s murder trial

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 18, 2018

Chicago officials approve $16M for shooting victim’s family

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago City Council committee has given the go-ahead for a $16 million payment to the family of a woman who was fatally shot when a police officer fired at a teenage neighbor of hers. The city’s corporation counsel, Edward Siskel, told the finance committee Monday that the payment to Bettie Jones’... Read More

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Bettie Jones

September 18, 2018

Ruling keeps Hawaii man hospitalized in ’06 triple murder

HONOLULU (AP) — The retired U.S. judge who was tied up after a man allegedly shot and killed three people in Honolulu in 2006 says he’s satisfied with a ruling that dismisses all charges but recommits him to a psychiatric hospital. Capping one of Hawaii’s most infamous cases, a state judge last week found Adam... Read More

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Adam Mau

September 18, 2018

Jury shown shooting video repeatedly at Chicago cop’s trial

CHICAGO (AP) — The last moments of Laquan McDonald’s life played over and over again for the jury. An officer pulls up, gets out of a squad car and opens fire as the black teenager walks away from police, a small knife in one hand. McDonald crumples to the ground. More bullets are fired into... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 17, 2018

Jury sees video of white Chicago officer shooting black teen

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday showed jurors video of a white Chicago police officer opening fire on black teenager Laquan McDonald, saying the fatal shooting was “completely unnecessary.” The video shows Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting McDonald 16 times as the 17-year-old, carrying a small knife in one hand, walks away from officers. Special... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 17, 2018

Taskmaster judge presides over Chicago cop’s murder trial

CHICAGO (AP) — The judge hearing the trial of a white Chicago police officer accused in the deadly shooting of a black teenager has presided over some of the biggest cases in the city’s recent history — and he has a reputation as a fearless taskmaster. To anyone who has watched Cook County Judge Vincent... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 17, 2018

A timeline of the Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonald

CHICAGO (AP) — Opening statements are expected Monday in the first-degree murder trial of a white Chicago police officer in the fatal shooting of a black 17-year-old, Laquan McDonald. Officer Jason Van Dyke is scheduled to go on trial in a Cook County, Illinois, courtroom. He also is charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct.... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 17, 2018

Judge to decide if police officer’s trial stays in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge is expected to decide if the murder trial of a white Chicago police officer charged in the shooting death of a black teenager should be moved out of the city. Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan has said he’ll announce his decision Monday morning. Defense attorneys requested that the trial be... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 14, 2018

Chicago cop picks jury trial in teen’s shooting

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the trial of Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald (all times local): 9:30 a.m. A white Chicago police officer has decided to stick with jurors selected over recent days rather than have a judge decide whether he’s guilty of murder in... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 14, 2018

Chicago officer’s lawyers to say if they want jury or judge

CHICAGO (AP) — Defense attorneys are expected to announce if they want a jury or a judge to hear the murder trial of a Chicago police officer who fatally shot Laquan McDonald. The last of the 12 jurors were selected Thursday along with five alternates. Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan told Jason Van Dyke’s lawyers... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 14, 2018

Parents of accused Texas gunman dispute neglect allegations

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The attorney for the parents of a teen accused in a Texas school shooting that left 10 people dead and 13 wounded is disputing allegations that they were negligent, saying they did what they could for their son. Attorney Ron Rodgers filed responses Monday to lawsuits against Rose Marie Kosmetatos... Read More

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Dimitrios Pagourtzis

Prosecutors to present more evidence in Chicago cop’s trial

Police kill gunman who shot 4 in Pennsylvania court lobby

Chicago cops reluctantly testify against 1 of their own

Testimony by cops big part of Chicago officer’s murder trial

Chicago officials approve $16M for shooting victim’s family

Ruling keeps Hawaii man hospitalized in ’06 triple murder

Jury shown shooting video repeatedly at Chicago cop’s trial

Jury sees video of white Chicago officer shooting black teen

Taskmaster judge presides over Chicago cop’s murder trial

A timeline of the Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonald

Judge to decide if police officer’s trial stays in Chicago

Chicago cop picks jury trial in teen’s shooting

Chicago officer’s lawyers to say if they want jury or judge

Parents of accused Texas gunman dispute neglect allegations

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