Protests In Chicago Following Mayor's Apology

(9 Dec 2015) Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel apologized for the 2014 shooting of a black teenager Wednesday during a special City Council meeting and promised a "complete and total" reform to restore trust in the police. But his emotional speech didn't stop hundreds of people from taking part in a midday protest downtown, chanting "16 shots and a cover-up" in reference to the release of a video showing white Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who appeared in the footage to be walking away. Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder. At noon, protesters overflowed an intersection in front of City Hall, then marched through the financial district and blocked a major intersection for a short time. Officers guarded the doors to the Chicago Board of Trade as demonstrators approached. Before protesters weaved through downtown, retired schoolteacher Audrey Davis held a sign that read, "Mayor Emanuel is morally corrupt!" Davis, who is black, said she fears for her 25-year-old grandson when he comes home from college. Protesters walked down the Magnificent Mile, stopping at intersections and disrupting motorists. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...