16 shots and an early release: Former officer Jason Van Dyke, who killed Laquan McDonald, leaves prison. By CNN. Published February 3, 2022 5:07 am ...

Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer convicted of murdering 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, was sentenced to 81 months, or 6 years and 9 months, in prison and two years mandatory supervised ...

Van Dyke, who is white, was convicted in October of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm in the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago cop whose fatal 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald reignited the fervent nationwide conversation about police shootings, was sentenced Friday to six ...

The officer, Jason Van Dyke, had served about three years in state prison for murdering the Black teenager, a killing that put a spotlight on police brutality. By Alyssa Lukpat Jason Van Dyke ...

Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago cop whose fatal 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald reignited the fervent nationwide conversation about police shootings, was sentenced Friday to six ...

"What Jason Van Dyke did in shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times, he deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison," Calloway said. "To me in my eyes, Jason Van Dyke is a racist murderer." ...

Jason Van Dyke, a Chicago police officer who killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, has been found guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery.

Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke enters the courtroom for his sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Jan. 18, 2019, in Chicago. Antonio Perez/Getty Images, FILE.

Jason Van Dyke faced charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery and official misconduct after killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. The 17-year-old was killed four years ago when Officer ...

Jason Van Dyke, the white Chicago police officer accused of fatally shooting black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times in less than 30 seconds, was found guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts ...