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Person 2713

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Thu Dec 3, 2015, 12:40 PM Dec 2015

Chicago cop who killed Laquan McDonald tied to cover up of another fatal police shooting [View all]

Chicago cop who killed Laquan McDonald tied to cover up of another fatal police shooting
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/chicago-cop-who-killed-laquan-mcdonald-tied-to-cover-up-of-another-fatal-police-shooting/
Chicag Tribune link in story

Van Dyke’s role in the Lopez case had been seen as relatively minor, but it is being eyed closer given the striking similarities to the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald. The Lopez family’s lawsuit, which goes to trial in February, alleges that Chicago police shot the 23-year-old Hispanic janitor 16 times without cause and then made up a story that the man tried to run over an officer with his car, according to the Tribune.

Wonder how many murders have been covered up by the dept. and how far up the damage control goes...

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