▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁charges ▁against ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁were ▁six ▁counts ▁of ▁first ▁degree ▁murder ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁counts ▁of ▁ag gra v ated ▁battery , ▁one ▁for ▁each ▁shot ▁fired ▁at ▁La qu an ▁Mc Donald . ▁J ury ▁selection ▁began ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁trial ▁comm enced ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁second ▁degree ▁murder ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁counts ▁of ▁ag gra v ated ▁battery ▁with ▁a ▁fire arm , ▁but ▁was ▁found ▁not ▁guilty ▁of ▁official ▁mis con duct . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 6 . 7 5 ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁the ▁second - deg ree ▁murder ▁conv iction ▁alone , ▁which ▁is ▁permitted ▁by ▁Illinois ▁law . ▁Illinois ▁Att orney ▁General ▁K w ame ▁Ra oul ▁file d ▁a ▁request ▁with ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁vac ate ▁Van ▁Dy ke ' s ▁sentence ▁for ▁second - deg ree ▁murder ▁and ▁imp ose ▁a ▁sentence ▁on ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁ag gra v ated ▁battery ▁counts . ▁The ▁request ▁was ▁denied ▁without ▁comment . ▁ ▁The ▁Illinois ▁Department ▁of ▁Cor re ctions ▁refused ▁to ▁disc lose ▁the ▁state ▁prison ▁where ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁was ▁initially ▁in car cer ated ▁to ▁serve ▁his ▁sentence , ▁cit