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Laquan McDonald Cop Pleads Not Guilty

AGAIN?

Jason Van Dyke faces murder charges.

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A Chicago police officer charged with six counts of murder after he allegedly shot a black teenager last year pleaded not guilty at a Tuesday hearing. Jason Van Dyke faces one count of official misconduct in addition to murder charges for killing Laquan McDonald, 17, in October 2014. A video of the shooting—in which Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times—was released last month.

Read it at Reuters