Stacy St. Clair

Two views of an animated video portraying Officer Jason Van Dyke and Laquan McDonald is shown to the jury during the trial for the shooting death of McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Sept. 25, 2018.

McDonald’s behavior the focus of 4th day of defense testimony at Van Dyke’s trial

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 a.m.

In a murder trial that has questioned Laquan McDonald’s actions as much as those of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, the defense Thursday resumed its efforts to show the...

5 takeaways from the seventh day of testimony in the Jason Van Dyke trial

May 23, 2019 at 7:59 p.m.

Officer Jason Van Dyke’s legal team continued Wednesday to present its case at his murder trial for shooting Laquan McDonald. The third day of testimony overall for the defense proved...

Defense’s animated video shows McDonald closing in on Van Dyke but no aggressive action by teen

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 a.m.

At the murder trial’s start, Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s attorney promised an animated video of the Laquan McDonald shooting from the patrolman’s perspective while confidently predicting that the...

5 takeaways from the sixth day of testimony in the Jason Van Dyke trial

May 23, 2019 at 1:18 a.m.

Officer Jason Van Dyke’s legal team continued presenting its case for a second day in his murder trial Tuesday, including a much-anticipated computer animation re-creating the shooting of Laquan McDonald...

Defense pathologist testifies as many as 15 of 16 shots hit McDonald while standing, contradicting video

May 23, 2019 at 1:18 a.m.

The infamous police dashboard camera video shows Laquan McDonald spin wildly at the first shots from Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke before collapsing to Pulaski Road a second and...

5 takeaways from the fifth day of testimony in the Jason Van Dyke trial

May 23, 2019 at 1:18 a.m.

Jason Van Dyke's legal team began presenting evidence Monday in the Chicago police officer's murder trial for shooting Laquan McDonald. Here are five takeaways from the fifth overall day of...

Former Chicago police Officer Joseph Walsh, left, walks with attorney Thomas Breen in 2017. Walsh was Jason Van Dyke's partner on the night Van Dyke killed Laquan McDonald.

The Van Dyke trial is about 1 cop firing 16 shots. But broader issues of police cover-up and official silence loom large.

May 23, 2019 at 1:11 a.m.

Jurors in the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke watched this past week as his partner on the night of the shooting, Joseph Walsh, stepped down from...

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McDonald’s behavior the focus of 4th day of defense testimony at Van Dyke’s trial

5 takeaways from the seventh day of testimony in the Jason Van Dyke trial

Defense’s animated video shows McDonald closing in on Van Dyke but no aggressive action by teen

5 takeaways from the sixth day of testimony in the Jason Van Dyke trial

Defense pathologist testifies as many as 15 of 16 shots hit McDonald while standing, contradicting video

5 takeaways from the fifth day of testimony in the Jason Van Dyke trial

The Van Dyke trial is about 1 cop firing 16 shots. But broader issues of police cover-up and official silence loom large.

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