▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁Ward ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁According ▁to ▁N BC ▁Chicago ▁news , ▁Mc Donald ▁earned ▁$ 1 1 0 0 ▁working ▁after ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁Youth ▁Adv oc ate ▁Program ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁His ▁final ▁report ▁card ▁showed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁earned ▁an ▁A ▁in ▁personal ▁fin ance ▁and ▁music , ▁a ▁B ▁in ▁world ▁studies ▁and ▁reading , ▁and ▁a ▁C ▁in ▁bi ology ▁and ▁algebra . ▁One ▁of ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁teachers ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" very ▁respect ful ▁and ▁reserved ". ▁The ▁teacher ▁added ▁that ▁Mc Donald ▁" was ▁not ▁ag gress ive ". ▁ ▁To xic ology ▁reports ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁Mc Donald ▁had ▁P CP ▁in ▁his ▁blood ▁and ▁ur ine ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁encounter ▁with ▁police . ▁Def ense ▁expert ▁ph arm ac ologist ▁James ▁Thomas ▁O ’ D onn ell ▁test ified ▁that ▁the ▁amount ▁found ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁suggest ▁he ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁drug ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁shooting ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁cause ▁" sign ific ant ▁b izar re ▁behavior ". ▁ ▁Jason ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁Jason ▁D . ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁( born ▁▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁H ins dale , ▁Illinois , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁H ins dale ▁South ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁criminal ▁justice ▁from ▁St . ▁X avier ▁University ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁A ▁ 1 4 -