Laquan McDonald

“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.”

After federal prosecutors declined to bring charges against former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, the teen’s family is speaking out. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the story.

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.