What the records say
- When
- 20 Oct 2014
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 1
- Coordinates
- 41.82° N, 87.72° W
- Description
- 2014 police shooting of a black teenager in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Injured
- 0
Murder of Laquan McDonald
2014 police murder of a black teenager in Chicago, Illinois, United States
On October 20, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois, Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old boy, was murdered by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke. Police had initially reported that McDonald was behaving erratically while walking down the street, refusing to put down a knife, and that he had lunged at officers.
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