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Since then theres been changes to the chicago police department. but these three officers are not only being charged with conspiracy but with obstruction of justice and official misconduct. the conversation goes to what exactly happened, what we dont see in this dash cam. the officers made sure that certain evidence didnt come to light, that mcdonald had a knife and lunged at him. you see him fall to the ground and the shots continue. this has been a case that has sent such shockwaves in the cit...

Jason van dike shot him in 2014. van dike pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. here were going to show you dash cam video. it shows mcdonald walking away from police, he had a knife in his hand at the time. officers said there was some lunging towards the officers. the video seems to dispute that. it seems to contradict a lot of what the police had to say that night. that has now become the focus of this investigation. brian young is here with more on this investigation. >> reporter: this ...

Laughs, you go from being his victim to his captor. the joke is refiguring the scales of justice. >> when you were dismissing some of the staff, did you intend to fire me too? especially me? im very sorry i troubled you. >> early sitcoms were about home life. i used to make the joke all the time in ozzy and harriet, what did ozzy do for a living? van dike was the first time you saw his home and work life. >> is that the comedy spot? >> no, bubble head, this is. >> buddy. >> mel? >> sally. >> bud...

City of chicago. >> theres no question theres a crime problem. laquan mcdonald is ongoing because of the murder trial. police put out report that was false. it said he raised a knife, there was an attack, attempt toll kill van dike, he fired his gun at mcdonald. when you were running the department, the reports reflecting that were left out in the public record from over in the year. they turned out to be lies. do you regret leaving that false information for that long? >> time-out. i didnt have...

First chicago officer to be charged r for killing someone while on the job pled not guilty in court today. and before jason van dike faced the judge, he heard punishing wrds from protesters as he was walking into court. >> who was the reporter? >> vrgts say the victim was carrying a 4-inch knife when the officer shot him 16 times in 15 seconds in october of last year. van dike is charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one charge of official misduct. release of the video has led to so...

It was the video. it was the video of the 16 shots fired that was finally released. my question to you would be what would be the first line of defense if youre defending this officer. i imagine discrediting the video altogether. how? >> well, officer van dike took mcdonalds life on a chicago street and now officer van dike and his lawyer are fighting for his life within the chicago courtroom. and keep in mind that a courtroom is an intimate place. and so while the vud owe may be the most critic...

This case. >> investigators say mcdonald was wielding a knife with a three inch blade which he allegedly used to slash the tire of a police car. police say when mcdonald, who had pcp in his system, ignored orders to drop the five, van dike fired 16 rounds. >> he was on the scene for less than 30 seconds before he started shooting. in addition to the fact that all evidence indicates he began shooting approximately six seconds after getting out of his vehicle. >> city officials had been prepping f...

Died. >> officer van dike was on the scene for less than 30 seconds before he started shooting. in addition to the fact that all evidence indicates that he began shooting approximately 6 seconds after getting out of his vehicle. an analysis of the video establishes that 14 to 15 seconds passed from the time the defendant fired his first shot to clear visual evidence of a final shot. for approximately 13 of those seconds, he was lying on the ground. on the right, eight officers on the scene it wa...