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    Grandmother of Laquan McDonald still asks for federal charges for police officer despite choice of Chicago’s US attorney

    by Paige Fry, Chicago Tribune Apr 21, 2022 3 minutes
    Tyrone Williams holds up a sign as Laquan McDonald's family and supporters urge a federal civil rights prosecution of Jason Van Dyke, across from the Dirksen Federal building, in Chicago, on April 21, 2022.

    The maternal grandmother of slain teen Laquan McDonald said she still wants federal charges to be pressed against his shooter, former Officer Jason Van Dyke, despite U.S. Attorney John Lausch’s office’s statement earlier this week saying federal prosecutors will not bring a case against the one-time cop.

    Tracey Hunter, 55, McDonald’s grandmother, appeared Thursday morning at Federal Plaza in the Loop with about a dozen other activists to urge the public to still fight for federal charges against Van Dyke.

    “I want justice. I want justice

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