Laquan McDonald Police Report Appears to Differ From Dashcam Video

Chicago police have released the complete 395-page police report documenting the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald on October 20, 2014, NBC Chicago reported.

In a Case Supplemental report filed in March, responding officer Jason Van Dyke is quoted as saying McDonald raised a knife and that he believed the teen was trying to kill him. Defending his life, Van Dyke said he backpedaled and fired his handgun at McDonald to stop the attack.

The report, released late Friday night, said Van Dyke kept firing -- 16 shots in all -- because Laquan McDonald was attempting to get up. He was aware of the teaching that an assailant armed with a knife was considered a deadly threat if within 21 feet.

But the description of events doesn't appear to match the dashcam video of the incident that was released by the city on Nov. 24.

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