In a 2014 video, officers shoot into a vehicle, wounding a man, Michael Cote, who was trying to get away. For months after the video’s release, he faced calls for his resignation. Officer Van Dyke was not charged in the case until the release of the graphic and disturbing video was imminent. In March, Anita Alvarez, the state’s attorney for Cook County, the prosecutor who waited 13 months before taking action against Officer Van Dyke, was ousted by voters. Officer Van Dyke was charged with murder in the on-duty shooting.

Source: New York Times June 03, 2016 13:34 UTC