Thursday, August 18, 2016

Chicago Police Department Moves to Fire Officers for Lying in McDonald Case

The Chicago Police Department is pursuing the firing of seven officers for giving false information related to the 2014 fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, one of several young black men whose death has fueled the Black Lives Matter movement.

The decision comes three days after Chicago's inspector general issued a damning report recommending that 10 officers be fired or disciplined in the McDonald case. That report coincided with the retirement Monday of Deputy Chief David McNaughton, who approved the police investigation that cleared the officer who shot and killed McDonald of any wrongdoing. 

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