Laquan McDonald Shooting: Chicago Cop Accused Of Killing Teen Faces New Charges

CHICAGO, IL — Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke faces new charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

According to an indictment unsealed Thursday, March 23, 16 counts of aggravated battery — a count for each shot fired at the 17-year-old McDonald on Oct. 20, 2014 — the report stated. Van Dyke has already been charged with first-degree murder stemming from the incident.

Van Dyke's attorneys have filed two motions — in January and February — to have the charges against their client dropped.

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Patch Coverage of the Laquan McDonald Shooting

• Teen Shot 16 Times by Chicago Police a ‘Modern-Day Emmett Till’
• Video Shows Jason Van Dyke Shoot Laquan McDonald
• Police Reports of 'Lunging, Knife-Swinging' Laquan McDonald Contradict Video
• Chicago Cop Charged in ‘Graphic, Violent, Chilling’ Murder
• Jason Van Dyke's Bail Set at $1.5 Million
• Jason Van Dyke Pleads Not Guilty to First-Degree Murder
• Justice Department Will Investigate Chicago Police
• Police Union Stands by Officer Charged in Murder of Teen
• 8 Cops in Laquan McDonald Case Should be Fired: Chicago Police Superintendent
• Witness to Laquan McDonald Shooting Claims Cops Pressured Her to Retract Story: Lawsuit
• Laquan McDonald Shooting: How Did Chicago Mark the Tragedy 2 Years Later?
• Drop Murder Case, Chicago Cop Accused Of Fatally Shooting Laquan McDonald Asks Judge
• Cop in Laquan McDonald Shooting Sacrificed To 'Angry Mob' By Prosecutors: Lawyer

Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke (inset) is being charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. (photo via Patch archive)
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