Hillary Clinton Calls for U.S. Inquiry Into Laquan McDonald Shooting

Hillary Clinton has called for a federal investigation into the death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager killed by a white Chicago police officer, putting her at odds with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a former aide to Bill Clinton who is embroiled in controversy over the handling of the 17-year-old’s death.

“Hillary Clinton is deeply troubled by the shooting of Laquan McDonald and the outstanding questions related to both the shooting and the video,” Brian Fallon, a spokesman for the Clinton campaign, said in a statement.

“Mayor Emanuel’s call for a task force to review practices of the Chicago Police Department is an important step,” he said. “But given the gravity of this tragic situation,” he added, Mrs. Clinton supports the request made by Attorney General Lisa Madigan of Illinois, for a Justice Department review.

Mrs. Clinton has made criminal justice reform a central part of her presidential campaign. On her last visit to Chicago, she met with the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and other black men who had been killed by police officers or in gun violence.


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