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Chicago police officer found guilty in McDonald killing
A Chicago jury convicted a white police officer of murdering a black teenager on Friday. Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke shot the teen multiple times in a 2014 confrontation. John Yang talks with Brandis Friedman about the verdict, the city’s reaction and what the jurors said about the trial.
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