Three Chicago police officers have been indicted on felony charges over conspiracy to cover up the actions of a white officer who fatally shot and killed African-American Laquan McDonald.
Officer Jason Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times in October of 2014, killing him instantly. A graphic video of the shooting was kept secret for a year before it was released, sparking widespread protests and revealing an entrenched “code of silence” among officers who had lied about the incident.
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The three officers had said the 17-year-old teenager “aggressively” swung a knife at them and that he tried to get up while “still armed with the knife” after he was shot.
However, the indictment issued Tuesday says David March, Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney lied about the shooting events and that their narratives contradict what can be seen on…