Chicago police superintendent fired by mayor amid outcry over video of shooting

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the dismissal of Chicago police superintendent, Garry F. McCarthy, Dec. 1. Emanuel also said a police accountability task force is being established, following days of unrest over the alleged murder of a black teenager by a white policeman. (Reuters)

 




By Mark Berman-December 1 
The head of the Chicago Police Department has been fired amid widespread criticism over how authorities responded to the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer last year.
Hundreds of protesters marched after the release of a graphic video showing the killing of a black teenager by a white officer.
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