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Chicago Protesters March After Release of Laquan McDonald Video (PHOTOS)

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Hours after a Chicago police officer was charged with murder for shooting black teen Laquan McDonald 16 times, the full video of the incident was released—and protesters hit the streets.

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Demonstrators hold signs bearing the name of Laquan McDonald during protests in Chicago on Nov. 24 reacting to the release of a police video of the 2014 shooting of a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, by a white policeman, Jason Van Dyke. Van Dyke was charged with murder in the incident.

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Demonstrators chant as the walk the streets during protests in Chicago.

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Demonstrators hold hands to block an intersection while a line of police keeps watch during protests in Chicago.

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Protesters form a circle at the intersection of South State Street and West Roosevelt Road.

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Community reaction near Halsted Street and Roosevelt Road.

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A demonstrator faces a line of police in front of the Chicago Police Department.

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During the protests in Chicago.

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Demonstrators walk through the streets during the protests.

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