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Chicago cop pleads not guilty in black teen’s shooting death

Chicago cop pleads not guilty in black teen’s shooting death

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CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a Chicago court. Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first-degree murder and one of official misconduct in the 17-year-old's death.

CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a Chicago court. Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first-degree murder and one of official misconduct in the 17-year-old's death.…