The Latest on the trial of a Chicago police officer charge with murder in the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald (all times local):
11:20 a.m.
Witnesses are testifying about the science behind the death of black teenager Laquan McDonald after he was shot by a white Chicago police officer.
In this Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 photo, Chicago Police Detective Roberto Garcia holds Jason Van Dyke's 9mm semiautomatic Smith and Wesson at the trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Garcia was asked to confirm it was the gun Van Dyke turned in hours after the shooting that Van Dyke used to kill McDonald. (Antonio Perez Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
A nurse said Wednesday that McDonald arrived at a hospital with no pulse or heartbeat. A paramedic testified about providing medical care to McDonald on the way to the hospital. And an Illinois State Police forensics expert has testified about bullets and shell casings found at the scene, which all came from the same gun.
Officer Jason Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder in McDonald's death. Video from the October 2014 shooting shows Van Dyke opening fire as the 17-year-old walks away from police with a small knife in one hand.
Prosecutors have stressed no other officers who encountered McDonald opened fire. Van Dyke's attorneys say he was afraid for his life and acted as he was trained.
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke listens at right during the second day of his murder trial for the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, as a video image of McDonald body lying in the street is displayed in court at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Antonio PerezChicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
11:30 p.m.
Testimony is expected to resume in the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke.
In the first two days of testimony, the case was dominated by officers and former officers who were at the scene in October 2014 when the white officer shot black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times.
Tiffany Van Dyke, the wife of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, looks on during the second day of her husband's murder trial for the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Antonio PerezChicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
The officers, including Van Dyke's partner Joseph Walsh, were asked why they did not shoot as Van Dyke did.
Walsh, who is no longer on the force, has been charged along with other officers with trying to cover up what happened. He was forced to testify Tuesday.
With the trial set to resume Wednesday, a big question is whether jurors will hear from two others — an officer and a former officer — who face cover-up charges.
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