Ex-Chicago officer sentenced to nearly 7 years in Laquan McDonald shooting

The Rev. Marvin Hunter, Laquan McDonald's great-uncle, speaks with reporters at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, after the sentencing of former Chicago officer Jason Van Dyke for the 2014 shooting of McDonald. The white Chicago officer was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for gunning down the black teenager, ending an explosive case that arose from one of the nation's most graphic dashcam videos and added fuel to debates about race and policing. Hunter said Van Dyke's prison sentence sends a "strong message" to other police officers that they can and will go to jail if they're caught lying or breaking the law, but that Van Dyke "clearly committed murder" and that anyone with a conscience knows it was murder and that legal changes are needed. [Photo: AP/Teresa Crawford]