3 Chicago cops acquitted of covering up Laquan McDonald's killing in unprecedented code-of-silence trial
by Jason Meisner, Christy Gutowski, Megan Crepeau and Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune
Jan 17, 2019
3 minutes
CHICAGO - In a stunning decision, a Cook County judge on Thursday acquitted three Chicago police officers of all charges alleging they lied in police reports and conspired to cover up the controversial 2014 police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
The case has been seen as a referendum on a so-called code of silence within the Chicago Police Department designed to protect fellow officers from accountability for wrongdoing.
The highly anticipated ruling by Associate Judge Domenica Stephenson comes more than a
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