Jason Van Dyke

“I want federal charges,” Tracey Hunter said during a news conference across the street from the federal courthouse. “John Lausch, if you’re not going to do your job, you need to step down.”

Federal authorities say they will not criminally charge Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laquan McDonald

Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke will not face federal charges in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, prosecutors announced Monday.

The release from prison of former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, convicted of second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald in 2014, was shrouded in a secrecy not afforded the vast majority of individuals in state or federal custody.

Most inmates can be tracked in an online database, but that was not the case for former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. NBC 5 Investigates Phil Rogers reports on the secrecy surrounding Van Dyke’s time behind bars.

Before George Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the October 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald at the hands of a Chicago police officer, Jason Van Dyke, outraged communities and sparked protests. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The 16 shots were heard around the world. Before George Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the October 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald at the hands of a Chicago police officer, Jason Van Dyke, outraged communities and sparked protests. In 2019, Van Dyke was sentenced to 81 months in prison for fatally shooting the Chicago teenager 16 times. He became the…

A former Chicago police officer who was convicted in the shooting death of Black teenager Laquan McDonald was released from prison Thursday after serving less than half of his sentence.

Ex-Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was set leave prison on Thursday after being locked up less than four years, and in the city that witnessed the historic murder conviction of the first officer for an on-duty shooting in a half century, that release is seen as another chapter in a troubling history of race and policing.

Former Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke is set to return from prison Thursday as protesters rally downtown to call for federal charges that could send him back behind bars.

With less than a day to go until Jason Van Dyke is set to be released, family members of Laquan McDonald are stepping up their calls for new charges against him.

With less than a day to go until Jason Van Dyke is set to be released, family members of Laquan McDonald are stepping up their calls for new charges against him. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014, is set to be released from prison Thursday, prompting activists to call for protests and a federal investigation. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, is set to be released from prison in the coming days, prompting Laquan’s family and activists to seek a federal investigation into the high-profile murder.

With Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted in the death of Laquan McDonald, set to be released from prison, some are calling for federal authorities to open an investigation into the shooting. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Loved ones of Laquan McDonald have called for a federal investigation into the teen’s shooting death as the former Chicago police officer convicted in his killing is set to be released from prison in early February.

Laquan McDonald’s family members are among those calling for a federal investigation into the 2014 shooting and civil rights charges to be filed against Jason Van Dyke, the white police officer who fired 16 shots, killing the teenager in an incident captured on police dash cams. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of killing Laquan McDonald, is set to be released from prison Feb. 3. But activists say justice hasn’t been served. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

With former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke set to be released from prison Jan. 3, activists are calling for protests across Chicago and are calling for federal authorities to take action. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez report.

Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, is expected to be released from prison in early February, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.