Emanuel Fires Chicago Police Chief Over Laquan McDonald Case
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel dismissed Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy after a video showed a white officer shooting 16 times at 17 year old Laquan McDonald. He created a new accountability task force and expanded body camera use amid protests and skepticism about the handling of the case.
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Domestic terror debate after Planned Parenthood shooting
The Associated Press reports that the fatal Planned Parenthood attack raises questions of domestic terrorism. Robert Lewis Dear faces state murder charges while federal law lacks a general domestic terrorism statute. Justice Department reviews options and has not committed to federal charges.
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Prospective jurors questioned for Gray trial in Baltimore
In Baltimore a second 75 jurors are to be questioned for the first trial of Officer William Porter linked to Fredie Gray’s death. Prosecutors seek him as a witness in other officers’ trials. Porter faces manslaughter assault misconduct and reckless endangerment charges after Gray’s death in police custody.
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