▁Dy ke ▁and ▁another ▁officer ▁who ▁are ▁pointing ▁guns ▁at ▁him , ▁but ▁that ▁he ▁continues ▁to ▁walk ▁away ▁from ▁both ▁officers ▁at ▁the ▁moment ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁opens ▁fire ▁on ▁him . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Illinois ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Lisa ▁Mad igan ▁asked ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Justice ▁Department ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁separate ▁civil ▁rights ▁investigation ▁of ▁Chicago ▁police ▁tact ics . ▁DO J ▁en larg ed ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁their ▁investigation ▁based ▁on ▁early ▁find ings , ▁issu ing ▁a ▁report ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁( See ▁later ▁section ▁on ▁this ). ▁ ▁Van ▁Dy ke ' s ▁trial ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Cook ▁County ▁State ' s ▁Att orney ▁An ita ▁Al vare z ▁announced ▁that ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁first - deg ree ▁murder , ▁and ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁turned ▁himself ▁in ▁to ▁authorities . ▁He ▁was ▁initially ▁held ▁without ▁b ail ▁at ▁Cook ▁County ▁J ail ▁for ▁six ▁days . ▁Crow d ▁fund ing ▁website ▁Go F und Me ▁shut ▁down ▁a ▁page ▁that ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁for ▁his ▁legal ▁defense ▁shortly ▁after ▁it ▁had ▁raised ▁just ▁over ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁was ▁granted ▁b ail , ▁set ▁at ▁$ 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁posted ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0