Activists in Arlington, Texas, have accused local officers of promising to drop charges against two teenagers in exchange for a video that their mother took of their arrests.
The three current and former Chicago police officers who are facing multiple charges, including conspiracy, in an alleged cover-up related to the shooting death of Laquan McDonald have pleaded not guilty.
Three current or former Chicago police officers were indicted on multiple charges Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to cover up wrongdoing by Officer Jason Van Dyke, who gunned down 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in October 2014.
A grand jury will hear evidence of a possible cover-up by several Chicago police officers surrounding the death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager who was fatally shot by a white officer, Reuters reports.
Alva Braziel was shot and killed by police in Texas early Saturday morning.
