CHICAGO -- Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer convicted of murdering 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, was sentenced to 81 months, or 6 years and 9 months, in prison and two years mandatory ...

Jury deliberations began with a simple vote — but not all were on the same page as the group of eight women and four men worked to decide the fate of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, accused of ...

Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who is accused of killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, took the stand Tuesday in his murder trial. Van Dyke faces two counts of first-degree murder, 16 counts of ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has convicted Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of teenager, Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke was charged with first degree-murder in ...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke, who was also found guilty of 16 counts of ...