Chicago protesters take to streets to condemn police shooting
November 28, 2015  01:05
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Protesters took to the streets in the midst of Black Friday shopping on Chicago's iconic Magnificent Mile as they continue to make their push for broad reforms in the Windy City in the wake of a police video showing a white police officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.

The latest demonstration comes after Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged on Tuesday with first-degree murder for the Oct. 20, 2014, shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald and the release of the video on that same day. 

The video's release has set off days of largely peaceful but angry protests by young activists in Chicago's downtown, drawing national attention on the city.

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