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    4 Chicago cops fighting dismissals in alleged cover-up of Laquan McDonald shooting

    by Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune Apr 10, 2019 6 minutes

    CHICAGO - The latest chapter in the Laquan McDonald scandal plays out this week as four Chicago police officers fight to keep their jobs amid accusations they covered up the circumstances of the black teen's fatal shooting 4 1/2 years ago.

    The administrative hearing beginning Wednesday follows two historic criminal trials that saw a Cook County jury convict Officer Jason Van Dyke of McDonald's murder and a judge clear three other officers of cover-up charges in a controversial ruling.

    Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson moved to fire three patrol officers and a sergeant in 2016 following a disciplinary investigation by city Inspector General Joseph Ferguson's office. Johnson also recommended the firing of Van Dyke, now serving a 6 3/4-year sentence in a federal prison, but that hearing would take place later.

    In all, Ferguson had recommended the dismissals of 11 officers, including the two highest-ranking police officials at the scene of the October

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