Black teen shot 16 times: US police prepare for likely backlash

Protesters stormed their way through the down streets of Chicago on Tuesday chanting “16 shots” immediately after dramatic visuals were released showing a white police officer, Jason Van Dyke, firing fatally at a black teenager.
Hundreds of protesters gathered for a rally after the city released a dramatic video showing a white police officer firing a fatal barrage of 16 bullets at a black teenager.

As the video went viral on social media, an angry crowd of demonstrators shouted obscenities at Chicago police.
The protests gathered more momentum, even after the officer was charged with first-degree murder.

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The announcement of the charges against Officer Jason Van Dyke came on Wednesday as the city followed a court order on Wednesday to release video from a squad car dashcam of the Oct. 20, 2014 incident.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and city Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said at a press conference that the video is now available to the public and that residents should remain calm and collected in the days ahead. The city’s download link provided to the media was beset by heavy traffic and did not seem able to keep up with the demand for the video.

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