Less than three and a half years after being taken into custody for the murder of Laquan McDonald, Jason Van Dyke is about to be a free man.
“It just hurts so bad that we have to go through this here, and know that this young man is going to walk and go home to his family,” said Tracie Hunter, McDonald’s grandmother.“If people felt like in the aftermath of the case there had been really fundamental change – and that that change was actually gaining momentum going forward – then I think the release of Van Dyke would be almost a curiosity rather than the focus of so much passion and frustration,” he said.
Plans for rallies and protests are already in the works. A rally is planned in Federal Plaza on Thursday, and Hickey is told plans for other rallies or protests are also in the works. Kalven agreed that the length of the sentence was “frustrating,” but says Van Dyke’s release marks an important point for reflection.
IDOC would not confirm where Van Dyke is currently being held. Gov. JB Pritzker’s office issued this statement:
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