5 things to know about '16 Shots,' the new documentary about Laquan McDonald's killing
CHICAGO - Eight months after a jury found former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery in the 2014 slaying of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, the Showtime network will air a new documentary about the case.
The 99-minute film "16 Shots," which director Rick Rowley hopes will be the "defining document of this moment," is scheduled for a TV debut at 9 p.m./8 p.m. Central Friday. The documentary reflects on the political fallout from the killing, which dominated Chicago headlines for years, and the historic guilty verdict.
Rowley talked to the Tribune by phone about
