The city agency that oversees the investigation of police use of force incidents is expected to publish as many as 50 recordings of shooting incidents.
In this still image taken from a police vehicle dash camera released by the Chicago Police Department on November 24, 2015, Laquan McDonald falls to the ground after being shot by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke on October 20, 2014.
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The authority who oversees police investigation in Chicago is planning on posting investigation materials from up to 100 incidents involving police shootings and other uses of force on Friday.
As first reported by the Chicago Tribune and other local media outlets, the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) sent out a memo late last month stating that it would publish the materials online, including some recordings from open investigations. This data dump could include up to 50 videos of police shootings, the Tribune reports.
The decision to release the recordings comes as officials continue to try to mitigate the damage done to the public's perception of law enforcement and city politicians largely tied to the what many see as poor handling of the shooting of Laquan McDonald and the related video evidence. McDonald was shot 16 times by CPD Officer Jason Van Dyke, who was charged with first-degree murder. A Cook County judge said Thursday he would appoint a special prosecutor to handle Van Dyke's case.
IPRA has not said when exactly on Friday it plans to publish the content or if it will include additional investigatory information such as police reports and case numbers.
BuzzFeed News will be updating this post throughout the day as the recordings are released.
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