Video Shows Jason Van Dyke Shoot Laquan McDonald

The city of Chicago on Tuesday evening released the police dashboard camera video showing the shooting death of Laquan McDonald in 2014.

Earlier Tuesday, first-degree murder charges were filed against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who shot the 17-year-old McDonald on Oct. 20, 2014. Van Dyke was ordered held on no bail until Monday. He will spend the Thanksgiving holiday in Cook County Jail.

Van Dyke’s next court hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building is scheduled for Monday. The video will be played for prosecutors and a decision will be made whether to set bail.

Van Dyke, who has been on limited desk duty immediately following the shooting, has now been suspended without pay, Superintendent Garry McCarthy announced at a press conference.

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The first several minutes of the 6-minute, 53-second dash cam video, released Tuesday, shows the streets hurtling by from the police dash cam a few minutes before 10 p.m. on Oct. 20, 2014. Patch has edited the clip to 3 minutes.

McDonald is seen running with his back to the camera at 41st Street and Pulaski Road as the squad car pulls up to the seen.

The teen appears to be carrying the 4-inch knife in his hand. Off to the side, two police officers get out of a police SUV with their weapons drawn.

McDonald appears to be standing 10 feet or more away from the officers, and not lunging at officers with a knife as claimed by Van Dyke.

One of the police officers, later identified as Van Dyke, fires his weapon. The gunfire sends McDonald spinning around facing them. He falls to the street. He appears to still be moving. More shots are fired and a puff of smoke emanates from McDonald’s body.

A cop walks over to the teen’s still body and appears to be kicking the knife out of the now dead youth’s hand.

Van Dyke shot the teen 16 times, according to the autopsy reports. Illinois State Police confirm Van Dyke fired his weapon 16 times. He was the only officer on scene to fire his weapon.