Crime & Justice

A Chicago Police Officer Was Finally Convicted of Killing a Civilian

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It was the first such conviction in five decades. And even with the crime captured on video, Jason Van Dyke almost got away with it killing Laquan McDonald.

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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/ Cook County State's Attorney's Office