3 Cops Accused of Cover-Up in Laquan McDonald Shooting

Three current and former Chicago police officers have been charged with attempting to cover for former Officer Jason Van Dyke, who shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times while he walked away.

 The Chicago Tribune reports David March, Joseph Walsh, and Thomas Gaffney have been charged with conspiracy, official misconduct, and obstruction of justice. An indictment alleges they falsified police reports and ignored evidence in order "to shield" Van Dyke from prosecution. 

Van Dyke was charged with murder in 2015 after a judge ordered dashcam footage of the 2014 shooting of the black teen be released. The three officers' "virtually identical" police reports said dashcam footage backed up their version of events. It did not.

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