02:09USA: Demonstrators block traffic in protest against Chicago mayor
Dozens of demonstrators blocked one of the main streets in Chicago, Friday, to protest against police brutality and to demand the resignation of the mayor of the city, Rahm Emanuel.
The rally was part of a series of protests that erupted after Emanuel addressed the City Council on Wednesday, apologising for the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Earlier on Friday, a group of demonstrators rallied outside Chicago City Hall, demanding Emanuel's resignation.
McDonald was killed in October 2014 after being shot 16 times by white police officer Jason Van Dyke. Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder for killing the teenager and is currently being held without bond.
Earlier in December Emanuel announced the resignations of the superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, Gary McCarthy, and the head of the Independent Police Review Authority, Scott Ando, but protesters are demanding that the mayor also steps down from office.
02:09Dozens of demonstrators blocked one of the main streets in Chicago, Friday, to protest against police brutality and to demand the resignation of the mayor of the city, Rahm Emanuel.
The rally was part of a series of protests that erupted after Emanuel addressed the City Council on Wednesday, apologising for the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Earlier on Friday, a group of demonstrators rallied outside Chicago City Hall, demanding Emanuel's resignation.
McDonald was killed in October 2014 after being shot 16 times by white police officer Jason Van Dyke. Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder for killing the teenager and is currently being held without bond.
Earlier in December Emanuel announced the resignations of the superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, Gary McCarthy, and the head of the Independent Police Review Authority, Scott Ando, but protesters are demanding that the mayor also steps down from office.