Chicago Police Officer Goes On Trial For Murder Of Black Teen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqCMMRoyPE4 Jury selection begins Wednesday in the murder trial for Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. The officer, who is white, is accused of killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who is black, as he walked down the middle of a city street holding a knife. The case has come to embody many of the political and racial tensions that grip the city, and the massive distrust between communities of color and police. In fact, one protest chant has become a mantra in the case: "Sixteen shots and a cover-up." It references the 2014 shooting of McDonald and the city's delayed response to questions about what happened. The city released a graphic, silent police dash cam video a year after the shooting. It shows Officer Van Dyke opening fire a few seconds after he exits his police car. He shoots McDonald 16 times. "I never would have done this if I didn't believe my life or someone's life was in danger," Van Dyke said in an interview last week with a local Fox