By Bry'onna Mention ·Updated April 19, 2022
Federal authorities said 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 on Monday. The shooting garnered national attention when dash-cam footage showed the white officer opening fire on the 17-year-old, striking him 16 times, and killing him.
In a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said
