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Laquan Joseph McDonald, a 17-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on October 20, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred at approximately 9:57 p.m. when McDonald was confronted by Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke. Initial police reports claimed that McDonald was behaving erratically, wielding a knife, and lunging at officers, which led to the shooting being deemed justifiable at the time. However, this narrative was later disproven by a dashcam video that showed McDona ...Read More
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Laquan Joseph McDonald
Male
Black / African American
Chicago
IL
2014-10-20
17
Laquan
Joseph McDonald
11/10/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I've been following the Laquan McDonald case closely, and I can't stop thinking about the role of po... ...Read More
01/07/2025
01/07/2025
I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of transparency in the Laquan McDonald case and how profou... ...Read More
12/20/2024
12/20/2024
Hey everyone. I've been thinking about the community's response after the release of the dashcam foo... ...Read More
11/27/2023
11/27/2023
