- old ▁African ▁American ▁was ▁fat ally ▁shot ▁by ▁Chicago ▁Police ▁Officer ▁Jason ▁Van ▁Dy ke . ▁ ▁Police ▁had ▁initially ▁reported ▁that ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁behav ing ▁er rat ically ▁while ▁walking ▁down ▁the ▁street , ▁refused ▁to ▁put ▁down ▁a ▁kn ife ▁he ▁was ▁carrying , ▁and ▁lung ed ▁at ▁them . ▁Pre lim inary ▁internal ▁police ▁reports ▁described ▁the ▁incident ▁similarly ▁and ▁ruled ▁the ▁shooting ▁just ified ▁and ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁was ▁not ▁charged ▁in ▁the ▁shooting ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁When ▁a ▁court ▁ordered ▁the ▁police ▁to ▁release ▁a ▁dash ▁cam ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁shooting ▁th ir teen ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁showed ▁Mc Donald ▁had ▁been ▁walking ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁police ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁shot . ▁That ▁same ▁day , ▁Officer ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁first - deg ree ▁murder ▁and ▁initially ▁held ▁without ▁b ail ▁at ▁the ▁Cook ▁County ▁J ail . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁b ail ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 . ▁The ▁city ▁reached ▁a ▁settlement ▁with ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁family . ▁On ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁second - deg ree ▁murder , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 1 6 ▁counts ▁of ▁ag gra v ated ▁battery ▁with ▁a ▁fire arm . ▁ ▁Pro tests ▁followed ▁the ▁shooting ▁of ▁Mc Donald , ▁demand ing ▁changes ▁in ▁police ▁and ▁jud icial ▁procedure , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁dismiss