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    '16 Shots': Documentary Exposes The Cover-Up Behind A Chicago Police Shooting

    The slaying of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago cop has been widely reported but Richard Rowley's documentary lays out the CPD's cover-up, and its ultimate collapse, in stark detail.
    by Mark Jenkins Jun 06, 2019 2 minutes
    <em>16 Shots,</em> a documentary debuting on Showtime on June 14, investigates the 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke.

    When Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shot Laquan McDonald 16 times — 15 of them after the teenager was already on the ground — the barrage was over in a matter of seconds. But the 2014 incident reverberated for years, ultimately bringing down the police commissioner, the state's attorney, and the mayor. They all might have

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