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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 some protests and high level

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 you're defending this officer. i imagine discrediting the video altogether. how? >> well, officer van dike took mcdonald's 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 critical piece of evidence and the defense lawyer is going to want to sshlly slow it down frame by frame...

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 for mass demonstrations in the wake of the video's release calling for peaceful protests. >> this opp...

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 was only the defendant who fired his weapon. >> now chicago city leaders are brace iing for protests. ...