Laquan McDonald: jury will consider if Chicago police lied in fatal shooting

Source: Associated Press

A grand jury will consider if Chicago police lied in connection with the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager, by a white officer.

Special prosecutor Patricia Brown Holmes said on Monday that a grand jury is the fairest way to handle the case instead of making charging decisions on her own.

Holmes, a former Cook County judge, was appointed in July to investigate whether there was a possible Chicago police cover-up over the October 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old McDonald.

Cook County judge LeRoy Martin Jr said he would convene the special grand jury to hear evidence.

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