Chicago police move to fire officers in Laquan McDonald shooting
Source: CNN
(CNN)In the latest step of an ongoing effort to heal the mistrust between Chicago law enforcement and city residents, the head of the police department formally moved to fire five officers involved in the fatal shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014.
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson filed administrative charges against Officers Jason Van Dyke, Janet Mondragon, Daphne Sebastian, Ricardo Viramontes and Sgt. Stephen Franko on Tuesday.
Their cases will be heard by the Chicago Police Board, which will rule if the officers will be terminated.
The proceedings will begin September 19 with an initial status hearing.
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msanthrope
(37,549 posts)GusFring
(756 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,434 posts)Honestly. There have to be some bad cops. They're not all angels.
BumRushDaShow
(127,275 posts)and win and be back on the force within a year or two.