The Chicago cops who watched their fellow officer shoot a black teenager 16 times field reports claiming the 17-year-old was killed only after he swung at cops

Did the Chicago Police Department try to cover up the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald?

Police reports released Friday sharply contrast with the dashcam videos released a few days prior. In the video, it appears Mr. McDonald was moving away from a group of police when he was shot 16 times by officer Jason Van Dyke, most of which were fired “after the teen had crumpled to the ground and was barely moving,” reported the Associated


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