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Will a police officer's trial be a turning point in Chicago?

Season 2018 Episode 348 | 8m 42s

Defense attorneys began presenting their case Monday in the trial of a white police officer accused of shooting Laquan McDonald in 2014. Jason Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges, after firing on the black teenager 16 times. Amna Nawaz talks with Jennifer White, host of the WBEZ podcast "16 Shots."

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