CHICAGO (AP) — Jury selection is set to resume Tuesday for the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who shot black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014.
FILE – In this Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, file photo, Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged with murder in the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014, listens during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Attorneys are expected to start questioning possible jurors in Van Dyke’s trial on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
Three women and two men have been picked so far for the jury.
The women are a Hispanic mother of three who said she respects police officers, a white woman who said she wanted to see evidence before forming an opinion, and a white woman who said she saw the video of the shooting but hadn’t made up her mind.
The two men selected are an Asian-American financial analyst who said on his questionnaire that everyone must abide by the law, and a white man who is gay and said he didn’t know much about the case.
Ten prospective jurors were rejected after saying they could not be fair to Van Dyke.
© Copyright 2018 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
