Here are some key takeaways from an inspector general's report alleging an elaborate cover-up by 16 officers and supervisors after Laquan McDonald's death
"Sixteen shots and a cover-up" became a familiar chant from protesters who filled Chicago streets after 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by a police officer in 2014.
Now, five years later, the investigative report from Inspector General Joseph Ferguson reveals the full extent of what his office described as an elaborate cover-up by 16 officers and supervisors, including former police officer Jason Van Dyke, who fired the shots.Van Dyke was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison in January following his conviction of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm.
Judge rules cops not guilty in Laquan McDonald cover-up 00:34Kevin Graham, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said via email that he had"no faith" in the inspector general or the report. The IG's investigation"missed basic problems in the reporting system" which led to criminal charges against three officers who were later acquitted, he said.
Officer sentenced to 81 months in Laquan McDonald murder 01:03In November 2015, current Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson -- deputy chief at the time -- attended a meeting with other ranking officers to review the shooting video and"understand that 16 shots was justified," a lieutenant who was at the meeting told the inspector general's office.
Cop found guilty in Laquan McDonald case 02:22The report said a lieutenant who headed the department's review of the shooting"brought discredit upon CPD by overseeing and participating in an untruthful, improperly documented, and unprofessional investigation of the shooting and by improperly disposing of material evidence.
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