The latest on the aftermath of the shooting of a black teenager by a white Chicago police officer (all times local):
1:45 p.m.
A group of activists is calling for people to protest the fatal police shooting of a black teenager and shut down a major retail corridor in downtown Chicago on Black Friday.
About two dozen protesters spoke Wednesday outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s City Hall office.
The gathering followed the Tuesday release of a squad-car video showing a white police officer shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times. Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder.
Several protesters said they were parents of black men who also had been shot and killed by Chicago police.
The group wants people to shut down Michigan Avenue, known as Chicago’s “Magnificent Mile” on Friday. They also want the Department of Justice to investigate.
Protester Quovadis Green says: “You cannot kill our children and expect us to be quiet any longer.”
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8:15 a.m.
Chicago police say they arrested five protesters during overnight demonstrations sparked by a video of a 2014 police shooting.
The five people were charged with offenses including hitting a police officer, weapons possession and resisting arrest.
One of those arrested was 38-year-old Dean M. Vanriper of Murrieta, California. Police say he had a stun gun and a knife.
A 22-year-old Chicago man, Malcolm London, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery of a police officer. Police say he struck an officer during one protest Tuesday night in downtown Chicago.
The officer was treated for injuries that weren’t life-threatening and released.
London and Vanriper were scheduled to appear in bond court later Wednesday. It was not immediately clear whether either man already had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
Police say protests were largely peaceful and there was no damage to private property.
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2:30 a.m.
Most protesters in Chicago seemed to honor pleas for restraint in the hours after the release of a dash-cam video showing the shooting death of a black teen by a white police officer.
Demonstrators took to the streets Tuesday night, at times numbering in the hundreds. There were a few tense moments, and at least two people were arrested. But the demonstrations dissipated in the early morning hours Wednesday without any reports of damage or injuries.
Protest groups are expected to stage more demonstrations in the days ahead, including one at City Hall scheduled for Wednesday and another seeking to block Michigan Avenue during Friday’s holiday shopping bonanza.
The protests came after the release of the dash-cam video in the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times. Jason Van Dyke, a Chicago police officer, was charged with first-degree murder in McDonald’s death earlier Tuesday.
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This story has been corrected to show that some of those arrested were women. Headlines on an earlier version incorrectly said the 5 people arrested were all men.
