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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.
Goldie Taylor
Contributing Editor
Published
Oct. 6 2018
11:20PM EDT
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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/ Cook County State's Attorney's Office
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