Van Dyke was arrested in November 2015, a year after the shooting and on the same day that the video showing him shooting McDonald 16 times was publicly released. The Chicago Police Department has suspended Van Dyke without pay, and he's been charged with first-degree murder. With jury selection set to begin next week, Van Dyke told FOX32 he believes that there was political pressure by then-State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to charge him hours before the video was released. Van Dyke said Wednesday he believed people have a "right to protest," but depictions of him by some as being a racist by some are not true. The defense team argues that the pretrial publicity has made it impossible for Van Dyke to receive a fair trial.

Source: Fox News August 30, 2018 12:45 UTC