From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Shableski, Ronan Tuesday, October 21, 2014 5:58 AM Rivera, Arnaldo;arthur.blakely@chicagopolice.org;candice.burns@chicagopolice.org;GSST@chi cagopolice.org;john.bertetto@chicagopolice.org;joseph.martis@chicagopolice.org;jose ph.verble@chicagopolice.org;lester.scott@chicagopolice.org;lisa.russell@chicagopolice. org;melanie.malczewski@chicagopolice.org;Raymond.WilkeIii@chicagopolice.org;terry almanza;william.d.murphy@chicagopolice.org;william.hardy@chicagopolice.org;Antoni o Ruiz;Barbara Byrd Bennett;Brandon Easley;Brian Bond;cpic@chicagopolice.org;David Vitale;david.flores2@cookcountyil.gov;Erendira Rosillo;Gabriela Lagos;Gregory Sain;hector.morales@chicagopolice.org;Hudson, Julia M.;Jadine Chou;James Carter;kenneth.boudreau@chicagopolice.org;Powell, Lewis;Michael Turner;michael.keane@cookcountyil.gov;patricia.oconnor@chicagopolice.org;Phillip Hampton;reshableski@cps.edu;Richard Herrera;Robert Thomas;Rountree, Janey;Shawn McGavock;Student Safety;susan.schmit@chicagopolice.org;Timothy Cawley;Wendell Cooper;Willie Johnson egiles@yccs.org;gersom@yccs.org;larryvaughnyccs@aol.com;Renaldo Kyles;sibvet1 1 CPS Student Shot and Killed on October 20, 2014 Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed MCDONALD, Laquan M/17yrs old (SI#42873861) an actibe 10th grade student at YCCS-Sullivan House Alternative HS, located at 8164 S South Chicago Ave, was shot and killed on October 20, 2014. -Ronan Shableski Team Lead Student Safety Center 125 S. Clark St 773-553-3002 773-553-3025 (Fax) 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Chou, Jadine Tuesday, October 21, 2014 7:47 AM Rountree, Janey;Rivera, Arnaldo;Bennett, Kenneth Fwd: CONFIDENTIAL: Teen with knife killed by police, two others wounded in shootings Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed The information below is confidential and not to be released pending CPD release (due to the sensitivity of the incident). Our team will assess how to best reach out to YCCS after discussing with CPD this morning. The victim listed below was shot and killed by police during an incident that happened last evening. Laquan McDonald is 17yrs old an active 10th grade student at YCCS-Sullivan House Alternative HS. Tribune article below. **************************************************** Teen with knife killed by police, two others wounded in shootings Police fatally shot a 17-year-old boy on the Southwest Side Monday night after the teen refused to put down a knife, authorities said. About 9:45 p.m., police received a call of someone trying to break into cars near West 40th Street and South Karlov Avenue in Archer Heights, said Pat Camden, a spokesman for the Fraternal Order of Police. A squad car arrived on the scene, and officers spotted the teen standing next to a car with a knife in his hand. Camden said the teen began walking towards Pulaski Road and ignored the officers' requests to drop the knife. "He's got a 100-yard stare. He's staring blankly," Camden said of the teen. "[He] walked up to a car and stabbed the tire of the car and kept walking." Officers remained in their car and followed the boy as he turned south on Pulaski Road. More officers arrived, and police tried to box the teen in with two squad cars. The 17-year1 old stabbed one of the squad car's front passenger-side tire and damaged the front windshield, police and Camden said. Officers got out of their car and began approaching the boy, again telling him to drop the knife, Camden said. The boy then allegedly lunged at police, causing one of the officers to open fire. The 17-year-old boy was shot in his chest and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Camden said a knife was recovered from the scene. As of 3 a.m., the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office had been notified of the death. Chicago police confirmed the shooting, and said no officers were injured, according to a police department statement. Camden said none of the officers who responded had a Taser to use on the teen and were trying to detain the teen long enough for one to arrive. He said officers were forced to defend themselves. "When police tell you to drop a weapon, all you have to do is drop it," Camden said "You'll be taken into custody, but I guarantee you won't get shot." As with all Chicago police-involved shootings, the Independent Police Review Authority is investigating. In other shootings, at least three people were injured since Monday afternoon, police said. About 4:10 a.m., a 25-year-old man walked into Northwestern Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg, police said. The man told police he was shot in the 0-100 block of East Cermak Road. He drove himself to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was treated for wound, police said. About 7:25 p.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in the 6700 block of South Hermitage Avenue in West Englewood. The man was outside when he heard gunfire, ran and then felt pain, said Police News Affairs Officer Thomas Sweeney. The man was taken to St. Bernard Hospital where he was listed in good condition, Sweeney said. 2 Hours earlier, a 20-year-old man was shot in his leg in Old Town, police said. The man was shot in his foot about 4 p.m. in the 1600 block of North Vine Street, police said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was listed in good condition. Police did not immediately provide details surrounding the shooting. -Jadine Chou Chief Safety and Security Officer Chicago Public Schools phone: 773-553-3030 fax: 773-553-3050 email: jpchou@cps.edu Please note my new email address is jpchou@cps.edu 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Kaup Jr Wednesday, October 29, 2014 11:41 PM Clark; Susan E.; Curry; Cynthia; Klichowski; Gregory G.; Klimas; Robert J.; Melean; Frederick R.; O Neill; Donald J.; Pakula; Richard E.; Rivera; Juan J.; Roussell; James M.; Sobo; Robert; Welch Iii; Eddie L.; Wysinger; Alfonza Gulliford; Wayne M.; Johnson; Eddie T.; Mc Naughton; David R.; O Donnell; James C. P.O. Relieved of police powers Log# 1070726 Van DYKE, Jason Patrolman 008th District DOA 25 Jun 2001 In summary: The above officer was relieved of his police powers at the direction of Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy pending the conclusion of the investigation under LOG# 1070726. The officer appeared at BIA offices and was relieved of his police powers at 2200hrs on 29 Oct 2014. He surrendered his star, hat shield, and Department ID. He was ordered to return to BIA at 1000hrs on 30 October for his temporary ID and re-assignment. Lieutenant Edwin Kaup Commanding Officer -General Investigations Bureau of Internal Affairs This communication is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act,found at 18 USC 2510 et seq. and is intended to remain confidential and is subject to applicable attorney /client and/or work product privileges. If you are not the intended receiver of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message and all attachments. Do not deliver, distribute, or copy this message and/or any attachments and if you are not the intended recipient, do not disclose the contents or take any action in reliance upon the information contained in this communication or any attachments. From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Sanders Thursday, October 30, 2014 11:14 AM Wysinger; Alfonza; Roussell; James M.; Williams; Eugene E.; Gulliford; Wayne M.; Johnson; Eddie T.; Mc Naughton; David R.; O Donnell; James C.; Dowd; Donna M. Shear; Marvin J.; O Neill; Donald J.; Sprinkle; Rose E.; Lewis; Genessa; Fortin; Cari L.; Harmon; Mark A.; Iglinski; Francis J.; Sedevic; Mark T.; Carter; Saadia R.; Adamovitz; Ranetta P.; Pakula; Richard E. Detail of Personnel -Restricted Duty Status The noted R/D member is detailed to Unit 376 effective 31 October 2014 at 0001 hours.(The member is currently assigned to 1st Watch in D.O.G. #64 and has been instructed to immediately contact the UOD). Jason VAN DYKE Police Officer Star # Employee #4844 UOA: 008 UOD: 376 *Message in Unit In-Box. Member has been notified. **Member is Restricted-Duty status. Sergeant Tracey Sanders Administrative Section Human Resources Division Chicago Police Department 3510 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60653 (312) 745-5300 /Pax 0340 / 8-4287 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Reynolds, Shauntelle Friday, November 14, 2014 2:57 PM sean.quarterman@chicagopolice.org Olortegui, Darwin;Antonucci_White, Jill;Platt, Thomas In-Car Video for Police shooting on Oct. 20, 2014 Hi Sean here’s the request for a copy of all in‐car videos for Beats 815R & 845R on 10‐20‐14 RD#HX745653 in regards to  the police shooting death of Laquan McDonald.  Please call when they are ready so I can send a messenger to pick them  up.  Thanks so very much, have a great day     Shauntelle Reynolds Paralegal II City of Chicago, Law Department Federal Civil Rights Litigation 30 N. LaSalle St. Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60602 312‐744‐5127 sreynolds@cityofchicago.org   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Klimas Monday, November 17, 2014 3:02 PM Roussell; James M. FW: FOIA Request Only this person below. He as denied. No news organizations have FOIA'd it. ThanksRobert J. Klimas Commander Bureau of Internal Affairs Chicago Police Department Office:(312) 745-6125 Cell: (312)890-3719 Fax: (312) 745-6929 robert.klimas n.chicagopolice.orq From: Linas, Melinda M. Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 2:59 PM To: Klimas, Robert J. Cc: Rivera, Juan ].; Welch Iii, Eddie L.; Bazarek, William; Price, Ralph M. Subject: RE: FOIA Request Yes. Stuart Nicol who is Court Appointed Special Advocate of Cook County requested the incident report from the shooting but we denied it and did not give him anything citing the Juvenile Records Act. Do you want a copy of our response? That is the only request I see for this incident. Sgt. Melinda Linas FOIA Section Unit 114—OLA 312-745-6095 HQ Ext. 8-4282 Pease note that Illinois has a broad public records law, and that al! correspondence sent to me via E-mail may be subject to disclosure. From: Klimas, Robert J. Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 2:32 PM To: Linas, Melinda M. Cc: Rivera, Juan J.; Welch Iii, Eddie L.; Bazarek, William; Price, Ralph M. Subject: FOIA Request Sgt.Has anyone made a FOIA request regarding a police shooting on 20 Oct 2014 involving PO Van Dyke? Thanks- i Robert J. Klimas Commander Bureau of Internal Affairs Chicago Police Department Office:(312) 745-6125 Cell: (312) 890-3719 Fax: (312) 745-6929 robert.klimas(c~chicagopolice.orq From: Sent: To: Subject: Ando, Scott Monday, December 08, 2014 5:16 PM Rountree, Janey Link to press release by Futterman and Kalven Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed http://the.invisible.institute/news/2014/laquan-mcdonald Scott M. Ando Chief Administrator Independent Police Review Authority 1615 W. Chicago Ave., 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60622 Tel. (Direct): 312-746-3551 Cell: 312-545-4379 e-mail: scott.ando@iprachicago.org This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Franklin, Liza Monday, December 08, 2014 6:13 PM Holden, John Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Platt, Thomas;Notz, Jane;Breymaier, Shannon;Maloney, Martin Re: Video of Chicago police shooting Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged This is not a lawsuit as of now. Sent from my iPad On Dec 8, 2014, at 6:03 PM, Holden, John wrote: Hello All –   This reporter also just called me to make certain that I received the email.  I told her that I was not  certain this was a Law matter and made no confirmation that we would be able to get back with an  answer by tomorrow morning.  Please advise.   John   From: Claire Bushey [mailto:CBushey@crain.com] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 5:54 PM To: Holden, John Subject: FW: Video of Chicago police shooting Hello Mr. Holden,   My name is Claire Bushey, and I write about law and other professional services for Crain’s. I’m doing a  story for the web about the call by law professor Craig Futterman and journalist Jamie Kalven to release  any video related to the shooting death of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer, although the  investigation into the incident is still ongoing. Their statement is below. I’d like to ask Mr. Patton  whether the city will release the video. I can be reached at (312) 649‐5240. Unfortunately, I’m not going  to be in the office until 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, but I’ll be available after that.   Thanks for your help, Claire   ***** Claire Bushey Professional services reporter Crain’s Chicago Business (312) 649‐5240 work (312) 978‐0475 mobile @claire_bushey 1     ----- Forwarded Message ----From: Jamie Kalven To: Claire Sent: Monday, December 8, 2014 12:05 PM Subject: Video of Chicago police shooting Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. <~WRD000.jpg> Laquan McDonald Seven weeks ago, a familiar story was reported in Chicago media: a young black man was killed by the police. His name was Laquan McDonald. He was 17 years old. Here is what the press reported based on what they were told by police sources: On the night of October 20, a squad car responded to a call that someone was trying to break into cars in an industrial area on the southwest side. The officers found a boy with a knife in the street. He ignored their orders to drop the knife. A police spokesman described the boy in terms that suggest he was emotionally disturbed. ("He's got a 100-yard stare. He's staring blankly.") The responding officers didn't have a Taser. Waiting for one to arrive, they followed the boy in their squad car, as he walked a block to 41st and Pulaski. A second squad car arrived. The boy again refused to drop the knife. The police tried to use the two vehicles to box him in against a construction fence on Pulaski. He punctured a tire and damaged the front windshield of one of the police cars. Officers got out of their vehicles. The boy approached them with the knife in his hand. One of the officers shot him in the chest. He was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital. Several times a month, stories such as this one appear in Chicago media. The basic elements are generally the same. A black man is shot by a Chicago police officer. Police sources at the scene say the shooting was justified. The Independent Police Review Authority says it is investigating the incident. Then silence. After a year or two, IPRA issues a report confirming that the shooting was indeed justified. This is in sharp contrast to how the CPD handles other incidents of violence. When someone is killed by a civilian, the department goes to great lengths to keep the public informed. Surely, the public interest is at least as strong, if not stronger, when citizens are shot by the police. Over the last decade, black Chicagoans were ten times more likely to be shot by the police than whites. Decades have passed—and hundreds of African-Americans have been shot by Chicago police—since charges were last brought against an officer for a shooting while on duty. The public interest in information about these patterns could hardly be more 2 compelling. Last March, in Kalven v. Chicago, the Illinois Appellate Court held that documents bearing on allegations of police abuse are public information. Following the decision, the Emanuel administration adopted a new transparency policy that opened the police department to the people in historic ways. The Kalven decision is limited to closed police misconduct cases; it doesn’t cover ongoing investigations. Yet the public interest in the City's investigation into a police shooting is far more intense at the time of the shooting than one or two years later when the case is closed and public attention has turned elsewhere. Consider the fate of Laquan McDonald. We have looked into the incident at 41st and Pulaski. What we have learned raises troubling questions about the all-too-familiar story of a justified shooting that police sources told the media. So far as we have been able to determine Laquan was a ward of the state with no one to speak for him. The site where he was killed is a mostly vacant area closed off by a metal construction fence. Laquan posed no immediate threat to anyone. And there was nowhere for him to run. According to a witness whose car was stopped on Pulaski by the unfolding drama, several officers got out of their squad cars. With no apparent provocation--the boy was shying away rather than lunging toward them--a white male officer shot Laquan, who fell to the ground. After a pause, as the boy writhed on the ground, the officer fired repeatedly into his body. The Cook County Medical Examiners Office ruled the death a homicide, after the autopsy established that Laquan had died of multiple gunshot wounds. Just how many bullet holes does the word "multiple" cover? There is almost certainly video footage of the incident. CPD policy requires officers to activate their in-car cameras when in pursuit. And it's clear from both the police narrative and witness accounts that the squad cars on the scene had clear perspectives on the sequence of events. (It's also possible that surveillance cameras at the Burger King on the northwest corner of 41st and Pulaski and the Dunkin Donuts on the southeast corner captured relevant footage.) Ultimately, the issue of transparency in this case turns on the question being posed by public demonstrations across the nation: how much do we, as a society dedicated to equality under law, value black lives. Demonstrators are not yet raising their voices on behalf of Laquan McDonald. Perhaps they should. We call on the City to release all video footage of the incident. Craig Futterman 3 University of Chicago Law School Jamie Kalven Invisible Institute December 8, 2014 Forward this story to a friend The Invisible Institute 6100 S. Blackstone Chicago, IL 60637 Unsubscribe me from this list <~WRD000.jpg> 4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Monday, December 08, 2014 6:27 PM Schrader, Lisa FW: Video of Chicago police shooting; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Just left you a voicemail on this topic and then saw the attached email/request.    From: Holden, John Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 6:03 PM To: Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Franklin, Liza; Platt, Thomas; Notz, Jane Cc: Breymaier, Shannon; Maloney, Martin Subject: FW: Video of Chicago police shooting Hello All –    This reporter also just called me to make certain that I received the email.  I told her that I was not certain this was a Law  matter and made no confirmation that we would be able to get back with an answer by tomorrow morning.  Please  advise.    John    From: Claire Bushey [mailto:CBushey@crain.com] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 5:54 PM To: Holden, John Subject: FW: Video of Chicago police shooting Hello Mr. Holden,    My name is Claire Bushey, and I write about law and other professional services for Crain’s. I’m doing a story for the web  about the call by law professor Craig Futterman and journalist Jamie Kalven to release any video related to the shooting  death of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer, although the investigation into the incident is still ongoing. Their  statement is below. I’d like to ask Mr. Patton whether the city will release the video. I can be reached at (312) 649‐5240.  Unfortunately, I’m not going to be in the office until 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, but I’ll be available after that.    Thanks for your help,  Claire    *****  Claire Bushey  Professional services reporter  Crain’s Chicago Business  (312) 649‐5240 work  (312) 978‐0475 mobile  @claire_bushey      1 ----- Forwarded Message ----From: Jamie Kalven To: Claire Sent: Monday, December 8, 2014 12:05 PM Subject: Video of Chicago police shooting Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Laquan McDonald Seven weeks ago, a familiar story was reported in Chicago media: a young black man was killed by the police. His name was Laquan McDonald. He was 17 years old. Here is what the press reported based on what they were told by police sources: On the night of October 20, a squad car responded to a call that someone was trying to break into cars in an industrial area on the southwest side. The officers found a boy with a knife in the street. He ignored their orders to drop the knife. A police spokesman described the boy in terms that suggest he was emotionally disturbed. ("He's got a 100-yard stare. He's staring blankly.") The responding officers didn't have a Taser. Waiting for one to arrive, they followed the boy in their squad car, as he walked a block to 41st and Pulaski. A second squad car arrived. The boy again refused to drop the knife. The police tried to use the two vehicles to box him in against a construction fence on Pulaski. He punctured a tire and damaged the front windshield of one of the police cars. Officers got out of their vehicles. The boy approached them with the knife in his hand. One of the officers shot him in the chest. He was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital. Several times a month, stories such as this one appear in Chicago media. The basic elements are generally the same. A black man is shot by a Chicago police officer. Police sources at the scene say the shooting was justified. The Independent Police Review Authority says it is investigating the incident. Then silence. After a year or two, IPRA issues a report confirming that the shooting was indeed justified. This is in sharp contrast to how the CPD handles other incidents of violence. When someone is killed by a civilian, the department goes to great lengths to keep the public informed. Surely, the public interest is at least as strong, if not stronger, when citizens are shot by the police. Over the last decade, black Chicagoans were ten times more likely to be shot by the police than whites. Decades have passed—and hundreds of African-Americans have been shot by Chicago police—since charges were last brought against an officer for a shooting while on duty. The public interest in information about these patterns could hardly be more compelling. 2 Last March, in Kalven v. Chicago, the Illinois Appellate Court held that documents bearing on allegations of police abuse are public information. Following the decision, the Emanuel administration adopted a new transparency policy that opened the police department to the people in historic ways. The Kalven decision is limited to closed police misconduct cases; it doesn’t cover ongoing investigations. Yet the public interest in the City's investigation into a police shooting is far more intense at the time of the shooting than one or two years later when the case is closed and public attention has turned elsewhere. Consider the fate of Laquan McDonald. We have looked into the incident at 41st and Pulaski. What we have learned raises troubling questions about the all-too-familiar story of a justified shooting that police sources told the media. So far as we have been able to determine Laquan was a ward of the state with no one to speak for him. The site where he was killed is a mostly vacant area closed off by a metal construction fence. Laquan posed no immediate threat to anyone. And there was nowhere for him to run. According to a witness whose car was stopped on Pulaski by the unfolding drama, several officers got out of their squad cars. With no apparent provocation--the boy was shying away rather than lunging toward them--a white male officer shot Laquan, who fell to the ground. After a pause, as the boy writhed on the ground, the officer fired repeatedly into his body. The Cook County Medical Examiners Office ruled the death a homicide, after the autopsy established that Laquan had died of multiple gunshot wounds. Just how many bullet holes does the word "multiple" cover? There is almost certainly video footage of the incident. CPD policy requires officers to activate their in-car cameras when in pursuit. And it's clear from both the police narrative and witness accounts that the squad cars on the scene had clear perspectives on the sequence of events. (It's also possible that surveillance cameras at the Burger King on the northwest corner of 41st and Pulaski and the Dunkin Donuts on the southeast corner captured relevant footage.) Ultimately, the issue of transparency in this case turns on the question being posed by public demonstrations across the nation: how much do we, as a society dedicated to equality under law, value black lives. Demonstrators are not yet raising their voices on behalf of Laquan McDonald. Perhaps they should. We call on the City to release all video footage of the incident. Craig Futterman University of Chicago Law School 3 Jamie Kalven Invisible Institute December 8, 2014 Forward this story to a friend Unsubscribe me from this list The Invisible Institute 6100 S. Blackstone Chicago, IL 60637 4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Tuesday, December 09, 2014 10:43 AM Maloney, Martin RE: Video of Chicago police shooting Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged That would be the appropriate place, since they’re investigating.    From: Maloney, Martin [mailto:Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:53 AM To: Collins, Adam Subject: Fwd: Video of Chicago police shooting Just defer it IPRA? Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Babwin, Don" Date: December 9, 2014 at 9:51:42 AM CST To: "Maloney, Martin" Subject: FW: Video of Chicago police shooting Marty, are you guys going to weigh in on this? Just let me know.    Video of Chicago police shooting University of Chicago Law Professor Craig Futterman and writer Jamie Kalven issued a statement today calling on the City of Chicago to release video footage of the police shooting of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old black youth, on October 20. On the basis of their investigation of the incident, Futterman and Kalven say that there is strong evidence that the shooting was not justified. Laquan McDonald was shot and killed by a police officer at 41st and Pulaski. Spokesperson for the Fraternal Order of Police, Pat Camden, said the boy was carrying a knife and threatened the officers. 1 A witness disagrees, saying Laquan was shying away from the officers when he was first shot. Then, according to the witness, as Laquan lay writhing on the ground, the officer fired repeatedly into his body. Chicago Police Department policy requires officers to activate their in-car cameras when in pursuit. There is almost certainly video footage of the incident. “Sources report that a police officer repeatedly fired into the boy’s body as he lay on the ground,” said Futterman. “If they are correct, this isn’t a case of self defense. It’s an execution. The video should reveal the truth.” Against the background of a series of recent deaths of black men at the hands of the police in Ferguson, New York, and Cleveland, Futterman and Kalven call on the City to release all video footage of the incident. They write: Ultimately, the issue of transparency in this case turns on the question being posed by public demonstrations across the nation: how much do we, as a society dedicated to equality under law, value the lives of black lives? Craig Futterman is Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, where he directs the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project at the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic. Jamie Kalven, a writer and human rights activist, is director of the Invisible Institute, a journalistic production company. He was the plaintiff in Kalven v. Chicago, a decision of the Illinois Appeals Court earlier this year that opened police misconduct files to the public. Read their full statement here: http://the.invisible.institute/news/2014/laquan-mcdonald This email was sent to twebber@ap.org why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences The Invisible Institute · 6100 S. Blackstone · Chicago, IL 60637 · USA 2 The information contained in this communication is intended for the use of the designated recipients named above. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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[IP_US_DISC] msk dccc60c6d2c3a6438f0cf467d9a4938 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Tuesday, December 09, 2014 11:37 AM Schrader, Lisa;Spielfogel, David;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam Police Issues; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed This concerns one of the two shootings some of us discussed yesterday and last evening – the fatal shooting of Ronald  Johnson on October 12, 2014 in the 5300 block of South King Drive.  I was given wrong information previously.  In fact,  we have been sued with respect to this shooting.  The complaint names Officer George Hernandez and the City as  defendants.  An initial status conference has been scheduled for January 26, 2015.      We have not been sued with respect to the second police‐involved shooting we discussed – the fatal shooting of LaQuan  McDonald on October 20, 2014 in the 4100 block of South Karlov.  I have again asked our lawyers to be on the lookout  for a complaint in that matter and to notify us immediately if and when a complaint is filed.  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:48 AM Iweagwu, Tony FW: Pending IPRA Investigations at USAO & SAO Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 1:09 PM To: Iweagwu, Tony Subject: FW: Pending IPRA Investigations at USAO & SAO     From: Ando, Scott [mailto:Scott.Ando@iprachicago.org] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 12:40 PM To: Rountree, Janey Cc: Mitchell Steven; Hirsch, Steven; Werth, Meera Subject: FW: Pending IPRA Investigations at USAO & SAO Janey, Here is the list of cases pending review by either the SAO or the USAO, as well as the ones in which the PO was charged, as indicated. Scott M. 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From: Hirsch, Steven Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 12:29 PM To: Ando, Scott Subject: Pending IPRA Investigations at USAO & SAO PENDING USAO/FBI (Total 3) Log# 1060762 Log# 1045950 U#13-09 U#11-29 PO’s Lawryn & Martinez PO Sierra (CHARGED) 1 Log# 1057381 & 1054393 PO Brown (CHARGED) PENDING COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE REVIEW Non-Shootings (Total 3) Log# 1059882 Log# 1069058 Log# 1069136 Cmdr. Evans (CHARGED) PO Yanez, Consentino, Floyd & Chereso PO Posey & Dodoo Police Involved Shootings (Total 20) Log# U# 1052718 1050919 1060844 1064738 1068046 1068271 1069086 1069651 1069981 1070142 1070168 1070445 1070600 1071166 1071168 1071524 1071970 1072125 1072297 1072342 U#12-09 U#11-58 U#13-10 U#13-33 U#14-07 U#14-10 U#14-13 U#14-15 U#14-18 U#14-20 U#14-23 U#14-25 U#14-26 U#14-29 U#14-30 U#14-31 U#14-34 U#14-36 U#14-38 U#14-39 (Officer Involved Shootings) PO Servin (CHARGED) PO Hernandez & Cabral & Belmontes PO Smith PO Walker PO Sabella PO Sanchez PO Pachnik PO Wrobel, Alonso, Kerr, Simmons & Bentley Sgt. Walker PO Cosban PO Wagner, Mendoza & Garza, Jr. PO Drozdel & Davis PO Kelly PO Slechter PO Hunt PO Pasko, Wesselhoff & Mateo PO Hernandez PO VanDyke PO Bard & Davidson PO Cutrone Steven Hirsch Chief of Staff Independent Police Review Authority 1615 W. 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If you have received this email in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:57 AM Maloney, Martin RE: Media Inquiry - Mary Mitchell Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged It's still under investigation so IPRA would be right -------- Original message -------From: "Maloney, Martin" Date:12/10/2014 11:40 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" Subject: Media Inquiry - Mary Mitchell Should I defer her to IPRA as well, or provide some sort of statement? From: Mitchell, Mary [mailto:mmitchell@suntimes.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:31 AM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: Re: Deadline request Good morning: I'm looking for a CPD response to the "Invisible Institute" and Professor Craig Futterman's call that the city release all video footage of the policeinvolved shooting of Laquan McDonald. The 17-year-old was killed on October 20 on the Southwest Side. FOP Spokesman Pat Camden claimed at the time that Laquan had a knife. I'm on deadline today. I would appreciate it if you could get back to me with a statement. Mary Mitchell On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 4:18 PM, Maloney, Martin wrote: The Chicago Police Department will always protect residents' right to free speech and peaceful assembly. As you saw, last week's protests were peaceful, and CPD went to great lengths to ensure protesters first amendment rights, even shutting down major streets for the demonstrations. Of the 15-20 protests in Chicago following the Ferguson decision, which involved hundreds if not thousands of participants, there were only three arrests. Over the past three years our Department has led a return to community policing to build relationships between our officers and residents because community policing, as well as fostering stronger relationships with the communities we all serve, is the foundation of our policing philosophy. 1 On background: Newburger, without warning or provocation, pushed an officer on bicycle and then proceeded to sit in street, refusing to comply with the officer's directions. From: Mitchell, Mary [mailto:mmitchell@suntimes.com] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 1:59 PM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: Re: Deadline request Yes,for Tuesday column. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thanks On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Maloney, Martin wrote: I’ll look into it. What time is your deadline? This for tomorrow? From: Mitchell, Mary [mailto:mmitchell@suntimes.com] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 1:44 PM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: Deadline request Hi Martin, I'm trying to figure out how a fairly well-known protester named Richard Grant Newburger got himself arrested an charged with "felony aggravated battery against a police officer" during last week's protest at State Street. He was released on an I-bond and will be in court on Wednesday. Was the harsh penalty part of a strategy to deter protesters from crossing the line? (He allegedly stepped into the street carring a banner) Are there any facts from the police report that you can share? Accrding to Grant, a detective ased him "What the f*** were you thinking out there stirring up the savages?" Thanks, Mary 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Wednesday, December 10, 2014 8:33 PM Schrader, Lisa;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael;Matt Hynes Re: Crains: "If Chicago police have video of teen shooting, let's see it: advocates" Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Questions surround a Chicago Police fatal shooting of a teen: Mitchell By MARY MITCHELL December 10, 2014 7:08PM Updated: December 10, 2014 7:54PM   Few people know Laquan McDonald’s name. Yet the only thing that separates the 17-year-old from Staten Island’s Eric Garner and Ferguson’s Michael Brown is geography. On Oct. 20, the black teen was fatally shot by a white Chicago police officer on the city’s Southwest Side. While hundreds in Chicago have marched in the name of Garner and Brown, McDonald’s death remains a mystery. There were no smiling photos of McDonald, who died a ward of the state, accompanying the brief media reports of his death. There was only a photograph of the police car and yellow tape blocking off the dark street. According to reports, Chicago Lawn District officers responded to a call about someone breaking into cars in the 4100 block of South Karlov. 1 Officers found the 17-year-old “with a strange gaze about him carrying a knife which he refused to drop when police ordered him to do so,” said Pat Camden, a spokesman for the police union. For a while, police followed the teen, and eventually were able to use their squad cars to box him against a fence near 41st and Pulaski. “An officer shot him in the chest when he refused to comply with orders to drop the knife and continued to approach the officers,” Camden said. The Cook County Medical Examiner determined McDonald had multiple gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide. Witnesses have told a University of Chicago professor and an investigative journalist that rather than threatening officers, the teen was “shying away”, and that an officer continued to shoot McDonald as he lay on the ground. “We’re being told that there is a video being kept under lock and key of the young man being shot down like a dog in the street,” said Craig Futterman, founder of the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project of the University of Chicago’s Mandel Aid Clinic. A Chicago Police Department spokesman declined to answer questions about the case or confirm the existence of a video. The police-involved shooting was handed off to the Independent Police Review Authority or “IPRA” as it is known. On Wednesday, a spokesman for IPRA also would not comment on this pending investigation. “We won’t see anything for 18 months,” said Futterman, referring to the average time it takes for IPRA to finish an investigation. Futterman is calling on demonstrators to “raise their voices on behalf of Laquan.” “When there is a high profile case involving a civilian, the police department is going to provide information because it is in the public interest. Isn’t it in the public interest when a 17-year-old African-American boy’s life is taken by a police officer?” he asked. Meanwhile, whether spurred by the police crisis unfolding across the nation, or criticism, IPRA is in the midst of revising its procedures. 2 “New cases would be categorized. The officer-involved shooting would receive the highest priority followed by excessive force cases where there are significant injuries,” said IPRA spokesman Larry Merritt. Futterman and Jamie Kalven, an investigative reporter who routinely looks into allegations of police abuse, are calling on the Chicago Police Department to immediately release any video footage it may have of the shooting. “The depth of distrust between community and the police cannot be greater than what it is. The only way to deal with that mistrust is by openness and not secrecy,” Futterman said. Kalven, who was a plaintiff in a landmark lawsuit that resulted in police misconduct files being opened to the public, agrees. “The healthy way of responding and the way it restores confidence and trust is to be open and transparent... I think there are serious, serious questions about what happened to Laquan McDonald,” he said. Those questions deserve answers now rather than later. Email: marym@suntimes.com   From: Schrader, Lisa  Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 3:31 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael; Collins,  Adam; Matt Hynes  Subject: Crains: "If Chicago police have video of teen shooting, let's see it: advocates"      http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20141209/NEWS04/141209736/if‐chicago‐police‐have‐video‐of‐teen‐ shooting‐lets‐see‐it‐advocates     If Chicago police have video of teen shooting, let's see it: advocates  By Claire Bushey December 09, 2014  The death of a black Chicago teenager shot by police was likely captured by squad car video cameras, and if so the city  should release the footage it “almost certainly” has, a law professor and a journalist say.  The victim, Laquan McDonald, 17, was killed Oct. 20 at 41st and Pulaski, according to news reports. Police followed him  to the location from several blocks away, then used their squad cars to try to box him against a fence. He was shot after  allegedly refusing to drop a knife; an autopsy found he died of multiple gunshot wounds.  McDonald's death may have gone down as just another entry on Chicago's crowded crime blotter—that is, until recent  controversies in Ferguson, Mo. and Staten Island, N.Y. roiled public opinion about the relationship between police and  the communities they serve. The nationwide conversation sparked by the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric  Garner in New York cast McDonald's death in Chicago in a new light.  3 Craig Futterman, who started the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project at the University of Chicago Law School,  says the news reports and official narrative related to McDonald's shooting “didn't sound right,” and so he and  independent Chicago journalist Jamie Kalven aimed to start “a public conversation” on the right way to handle the  release of information related to an open investigation.  Because Chicago Police Department policy requires officers to turn on their squad car cameras when pursuing a suspect,  video “almost certainly” exists of the shooting, says Futterman, who, along with Kalven, is working to call attention to  the McDonald case.  The two men say that an eyewitness told them that video, if it exists, would show the teen being repeatedly shot as he  lay on the ground.  “It's a question of when this video comes out as opposed to whether, and when it does . . . it will blow what happened in  Ferguson away,” Futterman said.  The call for the footage comes as protesters have marched in Chicago and other cities, outraged at the deaths of black  men at the hands of police officers. Futterman and Kalven wrote in a statement on the website of the Invisible Institute,  a Chicago‐based journalistic production company, that “the issue of transparency in (the McDonald) case turns on the  question being posed by public demonstrations across the nation: how much do we, as a society dedicated to equality  under law, value black lives.”]  'THE BOTTOM LINE'  There are many opportunities to find video in police shooting cases, whether from traffic cameras or security cameras at  private businesses, said James Montgomery Sr., founder of law firm James D. Montgomery & Associates in the Loop,  which has a police brutality practice. Officers often try to collect such footage in the immediate aftermath of an incident.  If a lawsuit is filed, plaintiffs' lawyers can demand those videos be produced in court.  “The bottom line is, you can get that footage if the city has it,” Mr. Montgomery said.  The Chicago Police Department and city law department referred questions to the Independent Police Review Authority,  a city agency that investigates incidents of reported police misconduct separately from the police department. In  general, the agency doesn't release information on open investigations for fear it could hinder such probes, which take  18 months “bare minimum,” spokesman Larry Merritt said.  Futterman founded the University of Chicago's Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project. He was part of the legal  team that represented Kalven in a successful Freedom of Information Act case, in which the Illinois Appellate Court ruled  in March that city records related to police misconduct are public information.  Since then they have worked with Stephen Patton, who has headed the city's law department since leaving Kirkland &  Ellis in 2011, to develop policy about what information to release and when regarding police shootings and police  misconduct. The two sides disagree on how to handle information related to open investigations.  “There's still a number of open questions that were not resolved in regard to transparency, and this was one of them,”  Futterman said.  ###           This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  4 prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   5 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Tuesday, December 23, 2014 3:03 PM Maloney, Martin RE: Updated FOIAs-Week of 12/22 Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged You might reach out to Marion. She’s really easy to work with and if she’s going down a weird path you might be able to  talk her through it.       From: Maloney, Martin [mailto:Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 11:15 AM To: Collins, Adam Subject: FW: Updated FOIAs-Week of 12/22 Let me know when you want to talk. From: Rottner, Jennifer E. Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 11:14 AM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: Updated FOIAs-Week of 12/22 14-5776 (William Lee-Chicago Tribune) *sent out on December 22, 2014 Requester asked for additional documents filed under the report’s list of attachments. These documents include: 1) The initiation report, which includes all initiation documents. (Item #4) 2)Statement by Officer Toni Shytell (#54) and the reinterview of Officer Shytell (Item #60) 3) Statement of police by Officer Kendra Pepper (Item #123) 4) Interview with Capt. Kenneth Johnson (Item #57) 5) Arrest inventory sheet (Item #46). CPD provided a letter denying this request in full. This is due to the court order issued on October 29th, 2014 that precludes the release of the requested documents by the Department. 14-5803 (Steve Miller-WBBM) *sent out on December 22nd, 2014 Requester asked for the name of the person who tackled New Orleans Saints fan (Richard Krohnke) at Solider Field after Krohnke pushed Bears Chairman George McCaskey. CPD provided the original case incident report associated with the individual referenced in the FOIA request (Richard Krohnke). Original case incident report includes a summary of the incident (which is that Krohnke pushed the victim from behind while being escorted from the victim's seats at Soldier Field) 14-5867 (Samira Kanacevic-WBBM) *this is being sent to OLA for approval Requester asked for any 911 calls from a robbery/fatal shooting that happened on 12/21/14 at about 5:40 pm in the 7200 block of South Hermitage, as well as any surveillance video and documents related to this incident. CPD provided the original case incident report which includes a summary of the incident (which is that R/O arrived at the scene to find Victim 1 bleeding from the head/face and laying on the ground. He was transported to Holy Cross Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Victim 2 explained that two offenders tried to sell them weed. When they refused, the offenders announced a robbery and ordered both victims to lay on the ground. Victim 2 was hit in the head several times 1 with a revolver and had his wallet and money stolen. Victim 1 started to walk away after being ordered to the ground and that is when he was shot. The offenders then fled on foot.) Because the criminal investigation remains open and ongoing, additional records were withheld. Also, there were no responsive records as far as surveillance video or 911 calls for this incident. 14-5841b (Brian Slodysko-Sun Times) *this is being sent to OLA for approval Requester asked for a police report, along with any supplemental reports for the arrest of Timothy Masterson on 1/29/12. CPD provided partially redacted copies of the requested reports. Arrest report details that the offender was placed in custody on signed complaints that he displayed a 9MM glock and told the complainant "Drive or I'll blow your head off", putting the complainant in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery. Offender was taken to the 020th District for processing. Original case report incidents includes summary of the incident (complainant informed police that the passenger of his cab looked like he had just gotten in a fight and was concerned he would harm him. The officer observed the offender leaning forward in the back of the cab with an object that looked like the muzzle of a gun. The officer ordered the offender to drop the weapon-which he did in the front seat of the cab. Complainant then ran out of the cab. Offender was taken into custody). 14-5635 (Pam Jones-CBS) and 14-5636 (Steve Miller-WBBM) *this is being sent to OLA for approval *NOTE: Both requesters asked for the same thing and will be getting the same response back from CPD Requesters asked for any and all police related video related to the shooting death of 17-year old Laquan McDonald. CPD provided a letter stating their requests had been denied because IPRA investigation is still ongoing. 14-5541 (Marion Brooks-NBC) *this is being sent to OLA for approval Requester asked for documents sufficient to show all community alerts from all Districts related to child luring, attempted kidnapping and missing children and teens (up to 18) since the records have been kept. CPD provided 343 pages of documents compiled by Bureau of Detectives (after requester narrowed her request). Jennifer Rottner Assistant Director Office of News Affairs 312-745-6110 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Schrader, Lisa Tuesday, January 20, 2015 8:18 PM Patton, Stephen;Rountree, Janey Re: ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Thanks.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.  From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 7:28 PM To: Schrader, Lisa; Rountree, Janey Subject: ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL FYI.     From: Platt, Thomas Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 4:30 PM To: Patton, Stephen; Dunn, James; Notz, Jane Cc: Franklin, Liza Subject: Fatal Shooting on video, 4000 S. Pulaski     Dear Steve,                    Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.       1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Breymaier, Shannon Tuesday, February 10, 2015 8:25 PM Collins, Adam;Schrader, Lisa;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Quinn, Kelley;Darling, Leslie Re: Sixteen Shots: Chicago police have told their version of how 17-year-old black teen Laquan McDonald died. The autopsy tells a different story. Follow up Flagged +Leslie From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 8:23:14 PM  To: Schrader, Lisa; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley; Breymaier, Shannon  Subject: Sixteen Shots: Chicago police have told their version of how 17‐year‐old black teen Laquan McDonald died. The  autopsy tells a different story. FYI    http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/02/laquan_mcdonald_shooting_a_ recently_obtained_autopsy_report_on_the_dead.html     Sixteen Shots Chicago police have told their version of how 17-year-old black teen Laquan McDonald died. The autopsy tells a different story. By Jamie Kalven  An autopsy tells a story. The genre is mystery: a narrative set in motion by a corpse. The pathologist‐narrator  investigates the cause of death in precise, descriptive prose that ultimately allows the dead to testify about  what happened to them. In the case of Laquan McDonald, a 17‐year‐old black youth killed by Chicago police  on Oct. 20, 2014, the autopsy raises questions not only about how he died, but about how the Chicago Police  Department has handled the case since. While it does not provide all the details of what transpired that night,  the autopsy makes one thing clear: The account of the incident given by the police cannot be true.   Here is what police at the scene told reporters: At around 9:45 p.m., a squad car responded to a call that  someone was trying to break into cars in an industrial area on the southwest side of Chicago. The officers  found a boy, Laquan McDonald, standing in the street with a knife. They observed him stabbing the tires of a  vehicle. When they ordered him to drop the knife, he ignored them and walked away, down the street.  1 Pat Camden, a longtime Chicago Police Department press spokesman who now performs that function for the  police union, later described McDonald as having had "a strange gaze about him ... he's got a 100‐yard stare ...  he's staring blankly."  The responding officers didn't have a Taser. Waiting for one to arrive, they followed McDonald in their vehicle.  A second squad car arrived. McDonald again refused to drop the knife. The police tried to use the two vehicles  to box him in against a construction fence on Pulaski Road. He punctured a tire and damaged the front  windshield of one of the police cars. Officers got out of their vehicles. McDonald lunged at them with the  knife. One of the officers shot him in the chest. At 10:42 p.m., he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.  "The officers are responding to somebody with a knife in a crazed condition, who stabs out tires on a vehicle  and tires on a squad car," Camden said at the scene. "You obviously aren't going to sit down and have a cup of  coffee with them. He is a very serious threat to the officers, and he leaves them no choice at that point but to  defend themselves."  The Chicago press dutifully reported the police account of the incident. The reporter for the local NBC station  called it "a clear‐cut case of self‐defense." It was also reported that the Independent Police Review Authority  (IPRA), the city agency charged with investigating police shootings, would conduct an investigation, as it does  in the case of every "police‐involved shooting."  In its broad outlines, this is a familiar Chicago story: A black American is shot by a Chicago police officer. A  police source says the shooting was justified. IPRA announces it is investigating. Then silence. After a year or  two, IPRA issues a report confirming that the shooting was indeed justified.  The statistics are stunning. According to IPRA reports, Chicago police officers shoot, on average, several  residents a month. Roughly 75 percent of those shot are black. Civil rights lawyers and investigative journalists  I’ve talked to who have covered the Chicago police for decades cannot remember the last time criminal  charges were brought against a Chicago police officer for a shooting while on duty.  Sometimes before the story of a police shooting evaporates into silence, we briefly hear the voice of a family  member or friend trying to find words to describe who the victim was or questioning the shooting. Not so in  the case of Laquan McDonald. A ward of the state, he appears not to have left much of a trace in the world. At  any rate, there was no one to speak for him during the brief moment of media attention occasioned by his  death.  The press coverage did, however, contain a couple of particulars that didn't meld with the police narrative. A  witness, Alma Benitez, was quoted as saying that the shooting was unnecessary, because a number of officers  were present and they had control of the situation.  "It was super exaggerated," she said. "You didn't need that many cops to begin with. They didn't need to shoot  him. They didn't. They basically had him face‐to‐face. There was no purpose why they had to shoot him."  The other detail at odds with the police narrative—mentioned in passing in a couple of news reports without  comment—was that the Cook County Medical Examiner had ruled that McDonald died of "multiple gunshot  wounds," not the chest wound that the CPD had described.  The question the press didn't ask—how many gunshot wounds are covered by the word "multiple"?—has now  been definitively answered by the recently finalized autopsy report, which I have obtained via a Freedom of  Information Act request: Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times.  2 (Continued from Page 1)  Before mapping each of the 16 gunshot wounds in minute detail, the report describes Laquan McDonald. Six  feet tall and 180 pounds, he had been wearing blue jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt. He had dreadlocks,  the longest of which was five inches. He was, before his encounter with the police, in good health. A tattoo on  his upper right arm read "Quan." Another on the back of his right hand read "Good Son." And on the back of  his left hand were a pair of dice and "YOLO"—the acronym for "you only live once."  The description of each of the gunshot wounds is exhaustive, noting where the bullet entered the body, the  damage it did to tissue and bone, where it exited the body, and its direction. The numbering of the wounds in  the report is arbitrary; it is "without regard to sequence or severity." Here is a summary:  1. Gunshot wound of the left scalp. (Directionality cannot be determined.)  2. Gunshot wound of the neck. (The direction is left to right, slightly front to back and slightly  downward.)  3. Gunshot wound of the left chest. (The direction is front to back, right to left and downward.)  4. Gunshot wound of the right chest. (The direction is front to back, left to right and slightly downward.) 5. Gunshot wound of the left elbow. (The direction is left to right, back to front and slightly upward.)  6. Gunshot wound of the right upper arm. (The direction is back to front, downward and slightly left to  right.)  7. Gunshot wound of the left forearm. (The direction is back to front, slightly right to left and slightly  downward.)  8. Gunshot wound of the lateral right upper leg. (The direction is right to left, downward and slightly  front to back.)  9. Gunshot wound of the left upper back. (The direction is right to left and downward with no  significant forward or backward deviation.)  10. Gunshot wound of the left elbow. (The direction is left to right and downward with no significant  forward or backward deviation.)  11. Gunshot wound of the posterior right upper arm. (The direction is right to left, downward and  slightly front to back.)  12. Gunshot wound of the right arm. (The direction is back to front and upward with no significant  lateral deviation.)  13. Gunshot wound of the right forearm. (The direction is upward and slightly back to front with no  significant lateral deviation.)  14. Gunshot wound of the right hand. (The direction is slightly left to right and slightly upward with no  significant forward or backward deviation.)  15. Gunshot wound of the right lower back. (The direction is back to front, right to left and upward.)  3 16. Gunshot wound of the right upper leg. (The direction is left to right and front to back with no  significant vertical deviation.)  How could an incident that began with the responding officers assessing the situation and deciding they  needed a Taser end a few minutes later with 16 bullets ripping through Laquan McDonald's body from  different directions? Did more than one officer fire? That might explain the bullets entering from different  directions. Or did a single officer empty a full magazine? Perhaps McDonald was rolling around on the ground,  in which case bullets fired from a single position might have entered his body from different directions.  Whatever happened, it's very difficult to square the police narrative with the facts established by the silent  testimony of Laquan McDonald's corpse.  And there is more: I recently spoke with a witness, who asked that I not use his name for fear of police  reprisals and who has also reported his story to IPRA. He said he came upon the unfolding drama at the  moment when McDonald was boxed in by police cars and the construction fence. From this point forward, his  version of events diverges sharply from that of the police.  From this witness’s perspective, McDonald didn't pose an immediate threat to anyone, and he had nowhere  to run. Several officers got out of their squad cars, he says. McDonald was shying away from the police rather  than moving toward them, according to this witness, when a white male officer shot him. He fell to the  ground. There was a pause. Then the officer fired again and again and again. The witness counted, he thought,  six more shots, but he was uncertain whether other officers were also firing. Almost immediately, a number of  police cars arrived on the scene, blocking the witness's view. The police didn't interview him or take his name. Although the witness is adamant that McDonald was moving away from the police and not lunging toward  them, let's assume the officer's assessment of risk was correct. There is a rule of thumb in law enforcement  known as the "21‐foot rule"—the distance an attacker with a knife can cover before his intended target,  armed with a holstered sidearm, can reasonably be expected to get off an accurate shot. Perhaps that justified  the first—or even the first few—shots, but what possible justification could there be for the barrage of bullets  that followed?    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Maloney, Martin Tuesday, February 10, 2015 9:45 AM Collins, Adam FW: Seeking comment on a police-involved shooting Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged I assume defer to IPRA but wanted to check with you and make sure you’re aware of it. On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 10:31 PM, Jamie Kalven wrote: Dear Martin Maloney, I am a journalist about to file an article on a police-involved shooting and want to seek comment from the Department. The incident occurred on October 20, 2014. According to the police account at the scene, a young man named Laquan McDonald lunged at a police officer with a knife. The officer shot him in the chest. Later that night, McDonald died at Mount Sinai Hospital. Through a FOIA request, I recently obtained the autopsy report on McDonald. It indicates he was shot sixteen times, front and back. My article focuses on questions raised by the inconsistencies between the autopsy report and the police account of what happened on October 20. Can you shed any light on this? Does the Department have a comment? Many thanks, Jamie Kalven 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Price Wednesday, February 11, 2015 4:28 AM Maloney; Martin; Roussell; James M.; Bazarek; William Laquan McDonald shooting: A recently obtained autopsy report on the dead teen complicates the Chicago Police Department's story. http://www.slate.com/articles/news and politics/politics/2015/02/laquan mcdonald shooting a recently obtained a utopsy report on the dead.html From: Sent: To: Subject: Price, Ralph M. Wednesday, February 11, 2015 4:32 AM Franklin, Liza;Peters, Lynda;Platt, Thomas Laquan McDonald shooting: A recently obtained autopsy report on the dead teen complicates the Chicago Police Department’s story.   http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/02/laquan_mcdonald_shooting_a_recently_obtained_a utopsy_report_on_the_dead.3.html        1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Wednesday, February 11, 2015 5:46 AM Ralph Price Re: Laquan McDonald shooting: A recently obtained autopsy report on the dead teen complicates the Chicago Police Department’s story. Thanks.  ________________________________________  From: Price, Ralph M.   Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 4:27:53 AM  To: Patton, Stephen  Subject: Laquan McDonald shooting: A recently obtained autopsy report on the dead teen complicates the Chicago  Police Department’s story.    http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/02/laquan_mcdonald_shooting_a_recently_obtained_a utopsy_report_on_the_dead.html        1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ando, Scott Wednesday, February 11, 2015 9:53 AM Rountree, Janey;Collins, Adam FW: McDonald Shooting Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Just a heads up in case you have not seen this. Scott M. Ando This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. From: Hirsch, Steven Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 9:20 AM To: Ando, Scott; Mitchell Steven; Merritt, Larry Subject: McDonald Shooting Article released yesterday by Jamie Kalven. Took opportunity to give IPRA a quick shot, but focus is on PD. Hopefully, SAO/USAO with be moving forward soon. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/02/laquan_mcdonald_shooting_a_recently_obtained_autops y_report_on_the_dead.html Steven Hirsch Chief of Staff Independent Police Review Authority 1615 W. Chicago Avenue, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60622 Main Line (312) 746-3609 Direct Line (312)746-0149 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Maloney, Martin Monday, February 23, 2015 2:39 PM Collins, Adam RE: Mary Mitchell Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged Not sure, she just said ‘early deadline at that’ which I’m sure you saw. I can press her to be more specific. From: Collins, Adam [mailto:Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 2:38 PM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: RE: Mary Mitchell Thanks. What’s her deadline?    From: Maloney, Martin [mailto:Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 2:37 PM To: Collins, Adam Subject: Mary Mitchell Importance: High From: Mitchell, Mary [mailto:mmitchell@suntimes.com] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 2:35 PM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: Re: Question Yes--and facing early deadline at that. Mary On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Maloney, Martin wrote: What is your deadline for this? Are you writing for tomorrow? From: Mitchell, Mary [mailto:mmitchell@suntimes.com] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 2:13 PM 1 To: Maloney, Martin Subject: Re: Question Hi Martin, I would like to get an official response from the Chicago Police Depatment regarding the autopsy report on Laquan McDonald. According to reporting by Jamie Kalven and U of C Professor Chris Futterman, the report shows Laquan was shot 16 times. I wrote about this case a couple of months ago. At that time I raised questions about a videotape that allegedly captured the incident, and why the department is refusing to release the videotape to the public. Mary Mitchell 312-321-2585 Thanks This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Maloney, Martin Monday, February 23, 2015 4:06 PM Collins, Adam FW: Question Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged FYI ….5 p.m for Mary (supposedly). From: Mitchell, Mary [mailto:mmitchell@suntimes.com] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 4:05 PM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: Re: Question Sorry, --- 5 p,m. On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Maloney, Martin wrote: Ok, what time? From: Mitchell, Mary [mailto:mmitchell@suntimes.com] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 2:35 PM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: Re: Question Yes--and facing early deadline at that. Mary On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Maloney, Martin wrote: Ok, Mary. What is your deadline for this? Are you writing for tomorrow? 1 From: Mitchell, Mary [mailto:mmitchell@suntimes.com] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 2:13 PM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: Re: Question Hi Martin, I would like to get an official response from the Chicago Police Depatment regarding the autopsy report on Laquan McDonald. According to reporting by Jamie Kalven and U of C Professor Chris Futterman, the report shows Laquan was shot 16 times. I wrote about this case a couple of months ago. At that time I raised questions about a videotape that allegedly captured the incident, and why the department is refusing to release the videotape to the public. Mary Mitchell 312-321-2585 Thanks On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Mitchell, Mary wrote: Is there a reason why the CPD is not identifying the police officer suspended for blasting "Sweet Home Alabama." Did you make a decision not to disclose the identity to media? Thanks Mary Mitchell 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Monday, February 23, 2015 4:29 PM Quinn, Kelley Update_List;Darling, Leslie;Rountree, Janey;Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org) RE: Press inquiry: CPD shooting Kelley and I talked. Mary’s column for tomorrow is likely to follow her the same path as the one she did in December –  basically that there are a lot of unanswered questions in this case and Kalven saying those questions are concerning, and  that the investigation should be conducted with full transparency. It will likely ask why 16 shots were fired.    Below is Mary’s December column. Any issues with the CPD statement? Mary’s deadline is 5 pm.    “All police involved shootings are investigated by the Independent Police Review Authority and it would inappropriate  for us to comment while their investigation is ongoing.”      Questions surround a Chicago Police fatal shooting of a teen Posted: 12/16/2014, 12:46pm By MARY MITCHELL \ Sun-Times columnist Few people know Laquan McDonald’s name. Yet the only thing that separates the 17-year-old from Staten Island’s Eric Garner and Ferguson’s Michael Brown is geography. On Oct. 20, the black teen was fatally shot by a white Chicago police officer on the city’s Southwest Side. While hundreds in Chicago have marched in the name of Garner and Brown, McDonald’s death remains a mystery. There were no smiling photos of McDonald, who died a ward of the state, accompanying the brief media reports of his death. There was only a photograph of the police car and yellow tape blocking off the dark street. According to reports, Chicago Lawn District officers responded to a call about someone breaking into cars in the 4100 block of South Karlov. 1 Officers found the 17-year-old “with a strange gaze about him carrying a knife which he refused to drop when police ordered him to do so,” said Pat Camden, a spokesman for the police union. For a while, police followed the teen, and eventually were able to use their squad cars to box him against a fence near 41st and Pulaski. “An officer shot him in the chest when he refused to comply with orders to drop the knife and continued to approach the officers,” Camden said. The Cook County Medical Examiner determined McDonald had multiple gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide. Witnesses have told a University of Chicago professor and an investigative journalist that rather than threatening officers, the teen was “shying away”, and that an officer continued to shoot McDonald as he lay on the ground. “We’re being told that there is a video being kept under lock and key of the young man being shot down like a dog in the street,” said Craig Futterman, founder of the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project of the University of Chicago’s Mandel Aid Clinic. A Chicago Police Department spokesman declined to answer questions about the case or confirm the existence of a video. The police-involved shooting was handed off to the Independent Police Review Authority or “IPRA” as it is known. On Wednesday, a spokesman for IPRA also would not comment on this pending investigation. “We won’t see anything for 18 months,” said Futterman, referring to the average time it takes for IPRA to finish an investigation. Futterman is calling on demonstrators to “raise their voices on behalf of Laquan.” “When there is a high profile case involving a civilian, the police department is going to provide information because it is in the public interest. Isn’t it in the public interest when a 17-year-old African-American boy’s life is taken by a police officer?” he asked. Meanwhile, whether spurred by the police crisis unfolding across the nation, or criticism, IPRA is in the midst of revising its procedures. “New cases would be categorized. The officer-involved shooting would receive the highest priority followed by excessive force cases where there are significant injuries,” said IPRA spokesman Larry Merritt. Futterman and Jamie Kalven, an investigative reporter who routinely looks into allegations of police abuse, are calling on the Chicago Police Department to immediately release any video footage it may have of the shooting. 2 “The depth of distrust between community and the police cannot be greater than what it is. The only way to deal with that mistrust is by openness and not secrecy,” Futterman said. Kalven, who was a plaintiff in a landmark lawsuit that resulted in police misconduct files being opened to the public, agrees. “The healthy way of responding and the way it restores confidence and trust is to be open and transparent… I think there are serious, serious questions about what happened to Laquan McDonald,” he said. Those questions deserve answers now rather than later.           From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 4:06 PM To: Collins, Adam Cc: Update_List; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey; Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org) Subject: Re: Press inquiry: CPD shooting   Tarrah,   Can you call Mary and find out where she's going with this?    On Feb 23, 2015, at 3:47 PM, Collins, Adam  wrote:  Mary Mitchell is doing a column for tomorrow about the Laquan McDonald officer involved shooting.  Mary is specifically asking for comment about the findings of the autopsy report which show that  McDonald was shot 16 times in the front, side and back. She has written about this issue before, and is,  again, following up on comments from attorney Jamie Kalven. For reference, here is the post he did a  couple weeks ago.  http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/02/laquan_mcdonald_shooting_a_rece ntly_obtained_autopsy_report_on_the_dead.html      She has not reached out to IPRA.     Below is CPD’s response. I have spoken with Leslie and Janey already.     Mary is on deadline. Any issues?     ‐‐‐     All police involved shootings are investigated by the Independent Police Review Authority and it would  inappropriate for us to comment while their investigation is ongoing.      3 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 4 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Monday, February 23, 2015 6:46 PM Schrader, Lisa;Update_List Darling, Leslie;Rountree, Janey;Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org) RE: Press inquiry: CPD shooting Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Heres the story Report: Chicago Police shoot teen 16 times Posted: 02/23/2015, 06:14pm Mary Mitchell Chicago police officers shot Laquan McDonald 16 times, according to an autopsy report recently obtained by an organization pressuring the police department to clear up questions about the youth’s death. Jamie Kalven, of the “Invisible Institute,” a Chicago-based journalistic production company, and Craig Futterman, a University of Chicago professor, have challenged the police version of how the 17-year-old McDonald ended up dead. While national attention was focused on the Michael Brown police-involved shooting case in Ferguson, Mo., and the Eric Garner police chokehold death in New York, few people seemed to care about what happened to McDonald. McDonald allegedly had a knife and was slashing car tires when police encountered him on the night of Oct. 20, 2014. Pat Camden, a spokesman for the Fraternal Order of Police, who routinely turns up at the scene to speak to reporters after police shootings, described McDonald as “having a strange gaze about him.” He told reporters police officers used a squad car to try and box McDonald in against a fence near 41st and Pulaski “An officer shot him in the chest when he refused to comply with orders to drop the knife and continued to approach the officers,” Camden told a Chicago Sun-Times reporter. But the autopsy report, which the “Invisible Institute” obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, appears to suggest McDonald wasn’t just shot in the chest. His body was riddled with bullets. According to the autopsy, McDonald had gunshot wounds to the left scalp, neck, left chest, right chest, left elbow, right upper arm, left forearm, right upper leg, left upper back, left elbow, posterior right upper arm, right arm, right forearm, right hand, right lower back, right upper leg. “How could an incident that began with the responding officers assessing the situation and deciding they needed a Taser end a few minutes later with 16 bullets ripping through Laquan McDonald’s body from different directions?” asked Kalven in a lengthy article posted on Slate.com. “Did more than one officer fire? Or did a single officer empty a full magazine?” he asked. 1 As with all police-involved shootings, this incident is being reviewed by the Independent Police Review Authority. Unfortunately, it usually takes a year to 18 months for that agency to investigate a police-involved shooting. During that long delay, reporters typically move to other topics But Kalven and Futterman, who founded the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project at the University of Chicago’s Mandel Clinic, are not going away. In December, the pair called on the Chicago Police Department to release video footage that was recorded by a dashboard camera that was supposed to be on as officers pursued McDonald. Kalven also was a plaintiff in a landmark lawsuit that resulted in police misconduct files being opened to the public. The decision of whether or not to release the video ultimately rests with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Kalven noted, pointing out the mayor’s re-election bid. It would be irresponsible to make assumptions about how police handled this incident. But it is ridiculous that it takes so long to sort out a police-involved shooting, particularly when a 17-year-old is shot 16 times. On Monday, a spokesman for the Chicago Police Department said it would be “inappropriate” for the police to comment on this “ongoing” investigation. But last November, as police officers in Ferguson struggled to keep street demonstrations peaceful, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said he had instructed his supervisors to keep the public in the loop following high-profile incidents. “In the absence of information, there is a vacuum that can get filled with rumor, innuendo and outright lies,” he said. How the police department handles this latest revelation about McDonald’s death will test those words. -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date:02/23/2015 5:00 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Schrader, Lisa" , Update_List Cc: "Darling, Leslie" , "Rountree, Janey" , "Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org)" Subject: RE: Press inquiry: CPD shooting Thanks. CPD will move this now     From: Schrader, Lisa Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 4:58 PM To: Collins, Adam; Update_List 2 Cc: Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey; Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org) Subject: RE: Press inquiry: CPD shooting     I’m good here.      From: Collins, Adam   Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 3:48 PM  To: Update_List  Cc: Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey; Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org)  Subject: Press inquiry: CPD shooting     Mary Mitchell is doing a column for tomorrow about the Laquan McDonald officer involved shooting. Mary is specifically  asking for comment about the findings of the autopsy report which show that McDonald was shot 16 times in the front,  side and back. She has written about this issue before, and is, again, following up on comments from attorney Jamie  Kalven. For reference, here is the post he did a couple weeks ago.  http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/02/laquan_mcdonald_shooting_a_recently_obtained_a utopsy_report_on_the_dead.html      She has not reached out to IPRA.     Below is CPD’s response. I have spoken with Leslie and Janey already.     Mary is on deadline. Any issues?     ‐‐‐     All police involved shootings are investigated by the Independent Police Review Authority and it would inappropriate for  us to comment while their investigation is ongoing.        This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Maloney, Martin [martin.maloney@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 7:20 PM BCC: adam.collins@cityofchicago.org; david.harris@chicagopolice.org; garry.mccarthy@chicagopolice.org;fames.roussell@chicagopolice.org; robert.tracy@chicagopolice.org; alfonza.wysinger@chicagopolice.org; nwsaffr@chicagopolice.org; alexander.stinites@chicagopolice.org; kelley.quinn@cityofchicago.org; shannon.breymaier@cityofchicago.org; robert.kane@chicagopolice.org;Jennifer.rottner@chicagopolice.org; Subject: Tomorrow's News MSNBC: Rachel Maddow is doing a segment tonight on allegations of improper interrogations/false arrest made against retired CPD detective Richard Zuley, who also served as a Guantanamo Bay interrogator. Her piece will be based off two stories published by The Guardian, which are one-sided and based on information almost solely from the plaintiff's attorney. CPD pushed back, telling them all the inaccuracies of the story. For a on the record statement, we said among other things, that the Chicago Police Department has zero tolerance for misconduct, and has instituted a series of internal initiatives and reforms to ensure past incidents of police misconduct are not repeated. ST: Mary Mitchell is writing about the Laquan McDonald officer involved shooting. CPD told her all police involved shootings are investigated by the Independent Police Review Authority and it would inappropriate for us to comment while their investigation is ongoing. From: Sent: To: Subject: Breymaier, Shannon Monday, February 23, 2015 7:54 PM Breymaier, Shannon Tomorrow's News Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed TUESDAY    Everyone: Election coverage    All TVs: Stories about DOB taking 19 more landlords to emergency heat court following inspections from this weekend.  Cmsr. Davis did interviews with NBC5, WGN9 and FOX32.    NBC5/Rogers: Story about how Block 37 superstation project—which began in 2006 and was halted in 2008—has been a  waste of taxpayer dollars. CTA noted that project was conceived of and constructed under a previous mayor and CTA  administration, which halted construction nearly seven years ago. Since 2011, the current CTA administration has put no  additional funding toward the Block 37 station, and maintenance/upkeep costs for the unheated, unlighted space have  been extremely minimal.    WBBM/Tafoya: Story on CPS parameters in place for determining weather related cancellations, and if CPS consults with  City Hall in making those decisions.    MSNBC/Maddow: Segment on allegations of improper interrogations/false arrest made against retired CPD detective  Richard Zuley, who also served as a Guantanamo Bay interrogator.  Her piece will be based off two stories published by  The Guardian, which are one‐sided and based on information almost solely from the plaintiff’s attorney.  CPD pushed  back, telling them all the inaccuracies of the story. CPD said we have zero tolerance for misconduct, and have instituted  a series of internal initiatives and reforms to ensure past incidents of police misconduct are not repeated.    CT/Hilkevitch: Coverage of DNAInfo reporter Meryl Williams’s sexual harassment and alleged attempted abduction by a  cab driver in December. BACP has been working with the victim. The case was just in AH and the driver was found liable  of 5.08(a) is discourteous conduct and 5.08(b)is abusive behavior and he was imposed with a $840 fine plus a 10 day  suspension. Story will affirm BACP’s handling of the efforts and the outcome.    ST/Mitchell: Story about the Laquan McDonald officer involved shooting. CPD said all police involved shootings are  investigated by IPRA and it would inappropriate for us to comment while their investigation is ongoing.    RedEye/Swartz: Story about upcoming construction on Loop BRT project. Story is essentially a recap of what has been  public already. CDOT provided her information and let he know more details on the project would be available in the  coming weeks.      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  1 this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Breymaier, Shannon Monday, February 23, 2015 7:54 PM Breymaier, Shannon Tomorrow's News Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed TUESDAY    Everyone: Election coverage    All TVs: Stories about DOB taking 19 more landlords to emergency heat court following inspections from this weekend.  Cmsr. Davis did interviews with NBC5, WGN9 and FOX32.    NBC5/Rogers: Story about how Block 37 superstation project—which began in 2006 and was halted in 2008—has been a  waste of taxpayer dollars. CTA noted that project was conceived of and constructed under a previous mayor and CTA  administration, which halted construction nearly seven years ago. Since 2011, the current CTA administration has put no  additional funding toward the Block 37 station, and maintenance/upkeep costs for the unheated, unlighted space have  been extremely minimal.    WBBM/Tafoya: Story on CPS parameters in place for determining weather related cancellations, and if CPS consults with  City Hall in making those decisions.    MSNBC/Maddow: Segment on allegations of improper interrogations/false arrest made against retired CPD detective  Richard Zuley, who also served as a Guantanamo Bay interrogator.  Her piece will be based off two stories published by  The Guardian, which are one‐sided and based on information almost solely from the plaintiff’s attorney.  CPD pushed  back, telling them all the inaccuracies of the story. CPD said we have zero tolerance for misconduct, and have instituted  a series of internal initiatives and reforms to ensure past incidents of police misconduct are not repeated.    CT/Hilkevitch: Coverage of DNAInfo reporter Meryl Williams’s sexual harassment and alleged attempted abduction by a  cab driver in December. BACP has been working with the victim. The case was just in AH and the driver was found liable  of 5.08(a) is discourteous conduct and 5.08(b)is abusive behavior and he was imposed with a $840 fine plus a 10 day  suspension. Story will affirm BACP’s handling of the efforts and the outcome.    ST/Mitchell: Story about the Laquan McDonald officer involved shooting. CPD said all police involved shootings are  investigated by IPRA and it would inappropriate for us to comment while their investigation is ongoing.    RedEye/Swartz: Story about upcoming construction on Loop BRT project. Story is essentially a recap of what has been  public already. CDOT provided her information and let he know more details on the project would be available in the  coming weeks.      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  1 this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Tuesday, February 24, 2015 9:43 AM Darling, Leslie slate link   http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/02/laquan_mcdonald_shooting_a_recently_obtained_a utopsy_report_on_the_dead.html      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Collins, Adam Thursday, February 26, 2015 5:11 PM Darling, Leslie;Rountree, Janey;Breymaier, Shannon FW: CPD FOIA 15-0342 15-0342 dii, diii.doc Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed FYI    From: Rottner, Jennifer E. [mailto:Jennifer.Rottner@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 11:48 AM To: Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe Subject: FW: CPD FOIA 15-0342   Just easier to forward Jack's email for this one. From: Kenter, Jack C. Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 11:47 AM To: Peters, Lynda Cc: Maloney, Martin; Rottner, Jennifer E.; Harris, David G. Subject: CPD FOIA 15-0342   Attached for review is a draft response to the below FOIA. Please note that this response is consistent with (and nearly identical to) the 2 responses which we sent to WBBM last month regarding this same incident/video. I've reached out to IPRA and they have confirmed their continued objection to the release of these materials. I'm unable to attach the records from the training academy at this time due to the file size (>70 MB). These records consist of a series of lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, and informational guides which are provided to recruits & in-service officers during various training sessions. Nothing sensitive and nothing exempt is in that file. If you wish to see/review these materials let me know and we'll try to find an alternate method to get them to you. P.O. Jack Kenter Freedom of Information Officer Office of Legal Affairs (312) 745-5308 8-4263 (Intercom) From: Cole, Todd (NBCUniversal) [Todd.Cole@nbcuni.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 2:52 PM To: FOIA Subject: FOIA request  January 21, 2015     Chicago Police Department  Attn: Freedom of Information Officer  Records Inquiry Section, Unit 163  3510 S. Michigan Ave.  1 Chicago, IL 60653     Via e‐mail: foia@chicagopolice.org        Dear FIOA Officer      Please provide me with the unedited onboard dashcam footage recorded by every Chicago Police  Department (CPD) vehicle on the scene of the shooting of 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald on the night  of October 20, 2014.  I would like this footage in whatever format is easiest for you, i.e. Dropbox,  DVD.    2. In addition to all onboard dashcam footage, I am also requesting the Tactical Response Report and all  other police incident and supplemental reports and call logs related to the aforementioned incident, as  well as all draft and final materials produced in the course of the On‐Call Commander’s investigation  into the appropriateness of the use of force in this incident.  And I am also requesting any documents  regarding officer training on use of force and dealing with people with mental illness.  I would like this  material in an email attachment.   1.    When either request number 1 or request number 2 is ready, please send it independent of the other.      As you know, under 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(d)(I), basic police incident reports and arrest information are to be  provided under the Illinois FOIA.      Regarding any privacy issues, I request that you redact the names of non‐CPD witnesses to the incident.      I am certain that the release of these materials will not interfere with the reported ongoing investigation  being conducted by the Independent Police Review Authority.  I am also certain that the release of these  materials will not interfere with any law enforcement proceedings.  Nor will the release of these basic  materials deprive any person of an impartial hearing or endanger the life of any law enforcement officer.      Lastly, MSNBC is a news media organization. The principal purpose of this request is to access and  disseminate information concerning news and current events, and as such its purpose is non‐commercial.      I want to thank your department for accepting this request for public records filed under the Illinois  Freedom of Information Act and all other applicable open record laws.  And anything your department can do  to expedite this request will be greatly appreciated.        If you have any questions or if I can assist in any way, please don't hesitate to contact me.         Sincerely,     Todd Cole  Producer, MSNBC  30 Rockefeller Center  415 W‐3  New York, New York 10112     2 Todd.Cole@nbcuni.com  213‐327‐7337           This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Laura Coronado Tuesday, March 03, 2015 3:53 PM Platt, Thomas Jeff Neslund; Michael Robbins Estate of LeQuan McDonald PLATT 3-3-15.pdf Dear Mr. Platt: Attached please find correspondence from Mr. Neslund and Mr. Robbins. Thank you, Laura Coronado Assistant to Jeffrey J. Neslund Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3710 Chicago, Il 60606 (3~.2} 223-11Q0 Fax:(312) 781-9123 IcoronadoC~lawmdr.com www.lawmdr.com This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or reproduce this email. If you believe that you have received this email in error, immediately notify the Law Offices ofJeffrey J. Neslund at the phone number provided above and delete this emailfrom your system. LAW OFFICES OF JEFFREY J. NESLUND 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3710 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 223-1100 /(Fax)(312)781-9123 March 3, 2015 Thomas.platt@ci~ofchicago.org Thomas Platt Deputy Corporation Counsel City of Chicago —Federal Civil Rights Litigation 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60604 Re: In re: the Estate of LeQuan McDonald, deceased Dear Counsel: As we discussed, we have conferred with Mr. McDonald's family, and we are interested exploring the possibility of reaching a prompt resolution of the claims) on behalf of the Estate. In order to properly and adequately evaluate this case, and as a precondition to entering into such negotiations, we would require the City to produce the following materials, on an expedited basis: All witness statements (civilian and police) regarding the shooting of LeQuan McDonald; 2. Any and all police reports, including narrative summaries of all occurrence witness statements, as well as the detective closing supplemental report, regarding this incident; 3. Any and all videos including, but not limited to, red light cameras at 41 s` and Pulaski, dash cam (video and audio) as well as any video recovered from the Burger King restaurant; 4. Any and all IPRA statements taken in connection with this shooting; and 5. The complaints and all narrative summaries of any CRs alleging excessive force against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke,#9465. Thomas Platt March 3, 2015 Page 2 Further, we would contemplate entering into an "attorneys' eyes" only agreement, which could contain the following provisions governing the tender of the required information: The City would produce a full and complete set of the requested materials (or (i) provide assurance that said materials do not exist), by a date certain; The materials produced would be held by the undersigned subject to an (ii) "attorneys' eyes" only restriction, and would not be duplicated or copied while in the possession of the undersigned; All materials produced by the City would be returned upon the completion or (iii) cessation of the negotiations; and (iv) All communications in connection with the negotiation of this matter would remain confidential, as if governed by FRCP 408; Finally, if we are to reach a resolution of these claims without filing a lawsuit, it must be done promptly, within weeks. Due to the passage of time since the incident, the strong feelings amongst family members and the community regarding this occurrence, we must make a prompt determination if the matter can be resolved, or if it must be litigated. Regards, Sincerely, /s/Jeffrey J. Neslund Jeffrey J. Neslund /s/ Michael D. Robbins Michael D. Robbins JJN:Ic From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Antonucci_White, Jill Wednesday, March 04, 2015 1:22 PM Maderak, Jill;Dunaj, Laura Platt, Thomas RE: The Estate of LaQuan McDonald, 14 P 7092 Ok. Thanks!! PLEASE NOTE: This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. From: Maderak, Jill Sent: March 04, 2015 1:21 PM To: Antonucci_White, Jill; Dunaj, Laura Cc: Platt, Thomas Subject: Re: The Estate of LaQuan McDonald, 14 P 7092 JILL,  ERIN IS GOING TO CALL TOM PLATT ON THIS    Jill Maderak    Office Of Emergency Management and Communications  Investigations/Tape Review Unit  1411 W. Madison   Chicago, Il 60607    312‐746‐9270  312‐746‐9154 FAX  0743 PAX  From: Antonucci_White, Jill  Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 12:42 PM  To: Maderak, Jill; Dunaj, Laura  Cc: Platt, Thomas  Subject: RE: The Estate of LaQuan McDonald, 14 P 7092      Looks like we got this subpoena from you on 1/15/15. Hope this helps to determine what audio you sent to plaintiff. Thanks. PLEASE NOTE: This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Maderak, Jill Sent: March 04, 2015 9:51 AM To: Antonucci_White, Jill; Dunaj, Laura Cc: Platt, Thomas Subject: Re: The Estate of LaQuan McDonald, 14 P 7092         HI JILL,  THIS IS WHAT I COULD FIND..CC‐14‐0589, CC‐14‐0594, CC‐14‐0651, PD 14‐1125 AND PD 14‐1125...  CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS....  Jill Maderak   Office Of Emergency Management and Communications Investigations/Tape Review Unit 1411 W. Madison  Chicago, Il 60607   312‐746‐9270 312‐746‐9154 FAX 0743 PAX From: Antonucci_White, Jill  Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 3:55 PM  To: Dunaj, Laura; Maderak, Jill  Cc: Platt, Thomas  Subject: The Estate of LaQuan McDonald, 14 P 7092    2 Hi Laura & Jill, Happy Tuesday!!! In regards to the subpoena dated November 21, 2014 in the matter of The Estate of LaQuan McDonald, 14 P 7092, what documents/items were tendered? Please let me know. Thanks. Jill ] ÄÄ TÇàÉÇâvv j{ àx Jill Antonucci White Supervising Paralegal Corporation Counsel’s Office Federal Civil Rights Litigation Division 30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60602 312-744-6776 (phone) 312-744-6566 (fax) PLEASE NOTE: This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Platt, Thomas Wednesday, March 04, 2015 2:22 PM Ruether, Mary RE: McDonald - confidential attorney communication Probate File (2015, 01-28) Preservation_McDonald.pdf; 7777-03032015.pdf Attached is a copy of the probate file through 1‐28. The Mainframe docket shows that letters of office were issued  2/23/15. We do not have those docs, but we have ordered them. I agree with Liza that we do not have basis to move to  quash the request for a run sheet of the decedent.    From: Ruether, Mary Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 12:31 PM To: Platt, Thomas Subject: RE: McDonald - confidential attorney communication   Tom,    Since you have the probate file, was Tina Hunter appointed the independent administrator?    Thanks.    Mary E. Ruether Deputy Corporation Counsel, Torts Division 30 N. LaSalle, Suite 800 Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 744-9072 Privileged and Confidential Attorney Communication   From: Ruether, Mary Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 11:36 AM To: Franklin, Liza; Patton, Stephen; Platt, Thomas Subject: McDonald - confidential attorney communication   Coincidentally, Steve Catlett from Fire sent me this today because he had a question about whether the estate or the  parent would have to sign an authorization pursuant to HIPAA.  As you can see, the subpoena is under the probate  number.   According to Mainframe, the executor of the estate is Tina Hunter and the attorney is Edward Lau.  I don’t see  Neslund’s name on the docket information, but it is possible he has filed an additional appearance and the docket is not  up to date.      Mimi    Mary E. Ruether Deputy Corporation Counsel, Torts Division 30 N. 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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, PROBATE DIVISION In re the Estate of No. LaQuan McDonald n: .. PROBATE DIVISION COVER SHEET A Probate Division Cover Sheet shall be ?led with the initial petition in all actions ?led in the Probate Division. The information contained herein is for clerical purposes only. Please check the box in front of the appropriate category which best characterizes your action being ?led. a ian hi for Disabled erson mm a, r? 0001 Person 0011 El Person g; 0002 Estate 0012 Estate 53? WW 0003 Ci Estate and Person 0013 El Estate and Person 233 ?i in: 0019 Elder Aouse Probate of Decedent?s Estate - Probate of Decedent?s Estate - Intestate 0007 Supervised Executor i 0004 Supervised Administration 0008 Independent Executor I 0005 Independent Administration 0015 El Summary Executor 0014 Summary Administration 0009 El Will Annexed Supervised Administration 0006 El Letters of Administration to Collect 0010 El Will Annexed - Independent Administration 0018 Miscellaneous Probate Action (Decedent) 0016 Sell or Transfer Structured Settlement By: Service via email will be accepted at: Atty. No.: 1 1228 .., CI Pro Se 99500 Name_ Edward Lau by consent pursuant to I11. Sup. Court Rules 11 and 131. Attyifor, Petitioner - Tina Hunter Address, 30 N. LaSaile St., #3200 City/State/Zip Code: ChiCaQOi 60602 Telephone, 9312) 346-1 155 DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Page 1 of! El 0004 Supervised 01004 Jury El 0005 Independent [3 1005 Jury Petition For Letters 0f Administration (Rem 09/06/13) CCP 0302 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Estate of Wax LAQUAN MCDONALD Deceased PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION TINA HUNTER 1. LaQuan McDonald states under the penalties of perjury: whose place of residence at the time of death was Chicago Cook IL - (city) (county) (state) (zip) died October 20 2014 ,at Chicago IL leaving no will. (city) (state) 2. The approximate value of the estate in this state is: Annual Income Personal Real From Real Estate Cause of Action for Wrongful Death 3 -0- -0- 3. The names and post-of?ce addresses of decedent's heirs are set forth on Exhibit A and made a part of this petition. (Indicate the relationship and whether an heir is a minor or disabled person.) 4. The names and post-office addresses of persons who are entitled to nominate and/0r administer in preference to (P) or equally with (E) petitioner are set forth on Exhibit A of this petition. If none, so state: None 5. Petitioner is a natural mOther of decedent and is legally quali?ed to act (or to nominate a resident of Illinois to act) as administrator. *6 The name and post-of?ce address of the personal ?duciary designated to act during independent administration for each heir, who is a minor or disabled person, are shown on Exhibit A of this petition. Petitioner asks that Letters 0f Administration issue to the following person(s), quali?ed and willing to act: 0 Name Post-Of?ce Address TINA HUNTER 1415 S. Central Park, Unit 1A, Chicago, IL 60623 Atty. No. 11228 Firm Name; Law Of?ce Of Edward Y. Address: I Address: 30 N. LaSalle St., #3200 ??ute/Zip, Chlcago, IL - City/State/Zip: Chicago: 60602 Telephone: Tl (312)346-1155 - 61) one Atty. Certi?catidn If a consul or consular agent is to be notified, name country: *If supervised administation is requested, so state and strike Paragraph 6. DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF LaQuan McDonald Deceased, 3. HEIRS: a. Tina Hunter - mother - sister - minor (age 14) . 6. FIDUCIARY a. Tina Hunter mother Page: 1 Document Name: untitled PBDK TCP10618 HONORABLE DOROTHY BROWN CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION COURT DOCKET INQUIRY STATUS APPEAL PENDING CASE NUMBER 14-P-007092 CALENDAR 08 000 DOCKET# ESTATE OF MCDONALD LAQUAN 10/20/14 EST. REP. HUNTER 03/03/2015 PAGE 001 OF 005 PAGE# 000 TINA MCDONALD LAQUAN I18000001 11/20/14 PET. FOR PROBATE OF DECEDENT'S EST. - INTESTATE, INDEP. ADMIN. $422.0 11228 LAU EDWARD Y 30 N LASALLE #3200 CHICAGO IL 60602 346115 MCDONALD LAQUAN 11/20/14 EXHIBITS FILED 11228 LAU EDWARD Y MCDONALD LAQUAN 12/16/14 MOTION FILED 11228 LAU EDWARD Y PAGE NO: ACT DATE: Date: 3/3/2015 Time: 05:26:22 PM I18000001 30 N LASALLE #3200 CHICAGO $00.0 IL 60602 346115 I18000002 30 N LASALLE #3200 F3=RETURN CHICAGO F7=BACK $00.0 IL 60602 346115 F8=FORWARD PAUSE=EXIT Page: 1 Document Name: untitled PBDK TCP10597 HONORABLE DOROTHY BROWN 03/03/2015 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY PAGE 002 OF 005 PROBATE DIVISION COURT DOCKET INQUIRY STATUS PENDING APPEAL CASE NUMBER 14-P-007092 CALENDAR 08 DOCKET# 000 000 PAGE# MCDONALD LAQUAN I18000002 12/16/14 MOTION SCHEDULED 10:00 01/05/15 1801 11228 LAU EDWARD Y 30 N LASALLE #3200 CHICAGO IL 60602 346115 MCDONALD LAQUAN 01/23/15 MOTION FILED 11228 LAU EDWARD Y MCDONALD LAQUAN 01/23/15 MOTION FILED 11228 LAU EDWARD Y MCDONALD LAQUAN 01/23/15 MOTION SCHEDULED 11228 LAU EDWARD Y PAGE NO: ACT DATE: Date: 3/3/2015 Time: 04:06:04 PM I18000003 30 N LASALLE #3200 CHICAGO $00.0 IL 60602 346115 I18000004 $00.0 IL 60602 346115 30 N LASALLE #3200 CHICAGO 30 N LASALLE #3200 I18000003 10:00 02/06/15 1801 IL 60602 346115 CHICAGO F3=RETURN F7=BACK F8=FORWARD PAUSE=EXIT Page: 1 Document Name: untitled PBDK 03/03/2015 HONORABLE DOROTHY BROWN CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY PAGE 003 OF 005 PROBATE DIVISION COURT DOCKET INQUIRY STATUS PENDING APPEAL CASE NUMBER 14-P-007092 CALENDAR 000 000 08 DOCKET# PAGE# MCDONALD LAQUAN I18000004 01/23/15 MOTION SCHEDULED 10:00 02/23/15 1801 TCP10597 11228 LAU EDWARD Y MCDONALD 30 N LASALLE #3200 CHICAGO LAQUAN IL 60602 346115 I18000006 02/06/15 AMENDED PETITION FILED 11228 LAU EDWARD Y 30 N LASALLE #3200 CHICAGO $00.0 IL 60602 346115 MCDONALD LAQUAN 02/06/15 CASE SET FOR STATUS ON (DATE) - CONTINUED COLEMAN SUSAN M I18000005 10:00 02/23/15 MCDONALD LAQUAN 02/23/15 NOTICE OF MOTION 11228 LAU EDWARD Y I18000007 PAGE NO: ACT DATE: Date: 3/3/2015 Time: 04:06:26 PM 30 N LASALLE #3200 F3=RETURN CHICAGO F7=BACK $00.0 IL 60602 346115 F8=FORWARD PAUSE=EXIT Page: 1 Document Name: untitled PBDK TCP10597 HONORABLE DOROTHY BROWN 03/03/2015 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY PAGE 004 OF 005 PROBATE DIVISION COURT DOCKET INQUIRY STATUS APPEAL PENDING CASE NUMBER 14-P-007092 CALENDAR 08 000 000 DOCKET# PAGE# MCDONALD LAQUAN I18000008 02/23/15 ORDER DECLARING HEIRSHIP - ALLOWED $00.0 COLEMAN SUSAN M MCDONALD LAQUAN I18000008 02/23/15 BOND OF REPRESENTATIVE APPROVED SURETY - ALLOWED COLEMAN SUSAN M $00.0 $15,000.0 MCDONALD LAQUAN I18000009 02/23/15 LETTERS OF OFFICE AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR ISSUED - ALLOWED $00.0 COLEMAN SUSAN M MCDONALD LAQUAN 02/23/15 LETTERS OF OFFICE TO ISSUE - ALLOWED COLEMAN SUSAN M PAGE NO: ACT DATE: Date: 3/3/2015 Time: 04:06:40 PM F3=RETURN I18000009 $00.0 F7=BACK F8=FORWAR.D PAUSE=EXIT Page: 1 Document Name: untitled PBDK HONORABLE DOROTHY BROWN CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION COURT DOCKET INQUIRY APPEAL STATUS PENDING DOCKET# CASE NUMBER 14-P-007092 CALENDAR 08 000 TCP10597 03/03/2015 PAGE 005 OF 005 000 PAGE# MCDONALD LAQUAN I18000009 02/23/15 ORDER TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - CON 10:00 04/22/16 COLEMAN SUSAN M *** END OF SEARCH FOR PAGE NO: 2014P007092 ACT DATE: Date: 3/3/2015 Time: 04:06:51 PM F3=RETURN F7=BACK F8=FORWARD PAUSE=EXIT From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Collins, Adam Friday, March 06, 2015 11:15 AM Darling, Leslie;Breymaier, Shannon;Rountree, Janey;Schrader, Lisa FW: FOIA Update 15-1209 Gorner dol.pdf Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed FYI.    From: Rottner, Jennifer E. [mailto:Jennifer.Rottner@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 9:48 AM To: Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe Cc: Maloney, Martin Subject: FOIA Update This is currently being sent to DOL for approval. 15-1209 (Jeremy Gorner-Chicago Tribune) Requester asked for all documents pertaining to the death of Laquan McDonald, including but not limited to, original police report, detective files, witness statements, supplemental reports and any reports documenting correspondence between the CPD and Cook County State's Attorney. CPD denied this request in full, as it is an ongoing investigation being handled by IPRA (see attached pdf). Jennifer Rottner Assistant Director Office of News Affairs 312-745-6110 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 Rahm Emanuel Department of Police - City of Chicago Garry F. McCarthy Mayor 3510 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago. lilinois 60653 Superintendent of Police March 5, 2015 Jeremy Gorner Chicago Tribune 435 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 iqorner@chicaqotribunecom Re: NOTICE OF RESPONSE TO FOIA REQUEST REQUEST DATE: March 4, 2015 FOIA FILE N0.: 15-1209 Dear Mr. Gorner: The Chicago Poiice Department is in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for "all records pertaining to the October 20, 2014 death of Laquan McDonaid, 17, (dob. but not limited to, it's original police report, all the detective files in the case, witness statements in the case, supplemental reports in the case and any reports documenting correspondence in the case between the Chicago Police Department and Cook County State's Attorney's Office.? Your request was reviewed by the undersigned as well as the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA). Upon review, it was determined that your requests are denied. investigation into this shooting is still ongoing and several individuals still need to be interviewed. A release of any of these records or evidence related to this pending investigation would create a substantial likelihood or irreparable harm affecting the integrity of the investigation and potentially depriving the involved officers of an impartial hearing. Accordingly, your requests for police report, all the detective files in the case, witness statements in the case, supplemental reports in the case and any reports documenting correspondence in the case between the Chicago Police Department and Cook County State's Attorney's Office concerning this particular incident are denied under the following exemptions found in the illinois Freedom of Information Act: 5 ILCS 140/7 Records in the possession of any public body created in the course of administrative enforcement proceedings, and any law enforcement or correctional agency for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that disclosure would: (ii) Interfere with active administrative enforcement proceedings conducted by the public body that is the recipient of the request; Create a substantial likelihood that a person will be deprived of a fair triai or an impartial heanng. If I can be of further assistance, you may contact me at (312)745?5308, or by mail at the below address: Chicago Police Department Attention: Freedom of Information Officer Emergency and - Non Emergency and TTY: (within city limits) - Non Emergency and TTY: (outside city limits) (312) 740-6000 E-maii: - Website: Office of Legal Affairs Unit 114 3510 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60653 . Tierney #12672 Freedom of information Officer Chicago Police Department Office of Legal Affairs You have a right of review by the Attorney General?s Public Access Counselor (PAC). You can file a request for review by writing to: Public Access Counselor Office of the Attorney General 500 S. 2nd Street Springfield, Illinois 62706 Phone: 312-814-5526 or (1-877-299-3642) Fax: 217-782?1396 E-mail: lf you choose to file a Request for Review with the PAC, you must do so within 60 calendar days of the date of this denial letter.5lLCS When filing a Request for Review, you must include a copy of the original FOIA request and this denial letter. You may also seek judicial review of a denial under 5 140/11 by filing a lawsuit in the State Circuit Court. From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Patton, Stephen Friday, March 06, 2015 1:41 PM Coffey, Laura FW: FOIA Update 15-1209 Gorner dol.pdf Please print with attachment.    From: Schrader, Lisa Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 12:03 PM To: Patton, Stephen Subject: FW: FOIA Update     From: Collins, Adam   Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 11:15 AM  To: Darling, Leslie; Breymaier, Shannon; Rountree, Janey; Schrader, Lisa  Subject: FW: FOIA Update  FYI.    From: Rottner, Jennifer E. [mailto:Jennifer.Rottner@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 9:48 AM To: Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe Cc: Maloney, Martin Subject: FOIA Update This is currently being sent to DOL for approval. 15-1209 (Jeremy Gorner-Chicago Tribune) Requester asked for all documents pertaining to the death of Laquan McDonald, including but not limited to, original police report, detective files, witness statements, supplemental reports and any reports documenting correspondence between the CPD and Cook County State's Attorney. CPD denied this request in full, as it is an ongoing investigation being handled by IPRA (see attached pdf). Jennifer Rottner Assistant Director Office of News Affairs 312-745-6110 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any 1 dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Peters, Lynda Friday, March 06, 2015 2:36 PM Darling, Leslie RE: FOIA Update Yes. Ready to approve. It is consistent with two other responses sent for, at least in part, the same information. Lynda A. Peters City Prosecutor Legal Information, Investigations & Prosecutions Division City of Chicago Law Department 30 N. LaSalle, Suite 1720 Chicago, IL 60602 312-744-2816 Confidential and privileged communication. From: Darling, Leslie Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 11:16 AM To: Peters, Lynda Subject: FW: FOIA Update Have you seen this yet?    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 11:15 AM To: Darling, Leslie; Breymaier, Shannon; Rountree, Janey; Schrader, Lisa Subject: FW: FOIA Update FYI.    From: Rottner, Jennifer E. [mailto:Jennifer.Rottner@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 9:48 AM To: Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe Cc: Maloney, Martin Subject: FOIA Update This is currently being sent to DOL for approval. 15-1209 (Jeremy Gorner-Chicago Tribune) Requester asked for all documents pertaining to the death of Laquan McDonald, including but not limited to, original police report, detective files, witness statements, supplemental reports and any reports documenting correspondence between the CPD and Cook County State's Attorney. CPD denied this request in full, as it is an ongoing investigation being handled by IPRA (see attached pdf). Jennifer Rottner Assistant Director Office of News Affairs 312-745-6110 1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Laura Coronado Friday, March 06, 2015 4:37 PM Platt, Thomas Jeff Neslund;Michael Robbins Laquan McDonald Laquan Demand 3-6-15.pdf; Ex A(1).png; Ex A(2).png; Ex A(3).png; Ex A(4).png; Ex A(5).png; Ex B.pdf; Ex C(1).pdf; Ex C(2).pdf; Ex D.pdf Dear Mr. Platt:    Attached please find correspondence from Mr. Neslund and Mr. Robbins.    Thank you,    Laura Coronado  Assistant to Jeffrey J. Neslund  Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund  20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3710  Chicago, IL 60606  (312) 223‐1100  Fax: (312) 781‐9123  lcoronado@lawmdr.com  www.lawmdr.com    This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information.  If you are not the intended recipient, please do not  read, distribute or reproduce this email.  If you believe that you have received this email in error, immediately notify the  Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund at the phone number provided above and delete this email from your system.      1 LAW OFFICES OF JEFFREY J. NESLUND 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3710 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 223-1100 / (Fax) (312) 781-9123 March 6, 2015 Thomas.platt@cityofchicago.org Thomas Platt Deputy Corporation Counsel City of Chicago – Federal Civil Rights Litigation 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60604 Re: In re: the Estate of Laquan McDonald, deceased Dear Counsel: Pursuant to our recent conversations, we are submitting the following demand in an effort to resolve this matter expeditiously without litigation. The information contained herein is considered confidential and offered only for the purposes of settlement negotiations. Introduction On October 20, 2014, Laquan McDonald (17) was shot and killed in the middle of Pulaski Avenue by Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke. The postmortem examination confirms that Mr. McDonald was shot a total of sixteen (16) times, with seven (7) entrance wounds in the front (including two in the chest and one in the neck) and nine (9) entrance wounds in the backside (including one in the upper back and one in the lower back). This horrific and shocking event was witnessed by a number of civilian witnesses as well as police officers. More importantly, the entire shooting was captured by the dash cam video of a responding unit. Contrary to the false statements the City allowed the F.O.P. spokesman to spin to the media, the dash cam confirms that Mr. McDonald did not “lunge” toward the police. In complete contradistinction, the dash cam establishes Laquan was walking on angle 10-15 feet away from the officers at the time the shooting. After Laquan immediately spun to the ground, graphic puffs of smoke from ricochet shots establishes that Officer Van Dyke continued to fire his weapon for approximately 16 seconds after Mr. McDonald laid helplessly in the street. Thomas Platt March 6, 2015 Page Two There is no plausible justification for such an excessive use of deadly force. Officers were aware Mr. McDonald possessed a knife prior to the shooting and had requested a taser. At least five units responded to the scene prior to the shooting with additional units arriving seconds later. Yet Officer Van Dyke chose to empty his 9 mm pistol into the body of the Laquan McDonald rather than allow other officers to employ non-lethal force, such as the requested taser. I submit the graphic dash cam video will have a powerful impact on any jury and the Chicago community as a whole. This case will undoubtedly bring a microscope of national attention to the shooting itself as well as the City’s pattern, practice and procedures in rubberstamping fatal police shootings of African Americans as “justified.” The police shooting in Ferguson, Mo. was front page news when Officer Van Dyke decided to take Laquan McDonald’s life. I submit this particular shooting can be fairly characterized as a gratuitous execution and as well as a hate crime. Although DCFS had guardianship over Laquan at the time of his death, the placement goal was to return custody to his mother, Tina Hunter. Laquan had a strong support network consisting of his immediate and extended family members, including his uncle, Marvin Hunter, pastor of Grace Memorial Baptist Church in the Lawndale neighborhood. In the year prior to his untimely death, Laquan, his mother and younger sister, (14), all were working with professionals in the juvenile justice system to achieve this goal of family reunification. Tina and Hunter continue to work with professional therapists as they mourn the senseless loss of Laquan. Facts and Circumstances of the Fatal Shooting On October 20, 2014, at 9:45 p.m., a call was received by a 911 operator that a man was breaking into cars at 41st and Kildare. At 9:53 p.m. Chicago police unit 815 R, Chicago Police Officers Thomas Gaffney #19958 and Joseph McElligott #18715, reported that a man was walking away from them with a knife in his hand and they requested assistance from “someone with a taser.” Video surveillance footage from the Greater Chicago Food Depository confirms that officers Gaffney and McElligot slowly followed Laquan McDonald, who turned 17 on September 25, 2014, as he walked westbound down 40th St. towards Pulaski. One of the officers followed Laquan on foot and shined a flashlight on him, as a marked Chicago Police Tahoe slowly drove alongside. At 9:55 p.m. unit 815R again called for a taser, and reported that the suspect had “popped the tire” on their squad car. They continued to follow Laqaun as he reached Pulaski Avenue and turned southbound on the sidewalk. Laquan then jogged into the southbound lanes of Pulaski, while being followed by multiple Chicago police vehicles which were arriving on the scene. Thomas Platt March 6, 2015 Page Three The dash cam video from unit 813R, Chicago Police Officers Janet Mondragon #4364 and Daphne Sabestian #2763, captured what took place on Pulaski, including the fatal shooting. As Laquan jogged away from the police who were following him, he is holding a knife in his right hand and pulling up his pants. Additional Chicago police vehicles arrived on Pulaski and were positioned both in front of and behind Laquan. Unit 845R, Chicago Police Officers Joseph Walsh #12865 and Jason Van Dyke # 9465, drove their marked Tahoe over the sidewalk in front of the Burger King restaurant located at 4060 S. Pulaski and continued southbound, passing Laquan as well as another C.P.D. Tahoe that was facing northbound in the middle of the street. Officers Walsh and Van Dyke parked their Tahoe in the middle of Pulaski, immediately exited their vehicle and drew their weapons. Unit 813R, Officers Mandragon and Sabestian, were directly behind Laquan, and additional units were approaching from the south. When Officers Walsh and Van Dyke exited their vehicle with their guns drawn in the center lane of Pulaski, Laquan immediately changed direction, and began moving on an angle away from the officers, toward the west side of the street. Officer Van Dyke began shooting when Laquan was the full width of the southbound lane away from him, approximately 10-15 feet according to Van Dyke’s T.R.R. The Officer’s Battery Reports state that ten (10) officers were on the scene at the time of the shooting. Yet, apparently only Officer Van Dyke felt the need to use deadly force. The dash cam from Unit 813R show the initial shots spin Laquan around and he immediately falls onto his right side - obviously no longer a potential threat or danger to anyone. (see attached group Ex. A, still shots from the dash cam). Nevertheless, Officer Van Dyke continued to discharge his weapon and, according to his T.R.R., apparently reloaded as Laqaun laid helplessly in the street. Laquan can be seen moving into a fetal position, as Officer Van Dyke continues to shoot. The video clearly shows Laquan was still conscious and moving his arms and legs as he lay on the street while being shot. Puffs of smoke can be seen twice: once near his mid-section after Laquan is on the ground and a second puff of smoke near Laquan’s head- a full 16 seconds after the initial shots spin Laquan to the street. (See Group Ex. A(3) and A(4)). Then Officer Van Dyke kicks the knife out of Laquan’s hand and appears to yell something at the boy as he laid dying on the street. (Ex. A(5)). Mr. McDonald was removed from the scene and taken by ambulance to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:42 p.m. Thomas Platt March 6, 2015 Page Four Occurrence Witnesses At least six citizens witnessed the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald. Three of the witnesses were transported to a police station and questioned about the shooting. One witness, , reports having been appalled by what she witnessed, and actually screamed out “stop shooting” as Officer Van Dyke continued to discharge his weapon while Laquan was laid in the street. Ms. reports that she was transported to a police station where she was held against her will and intensively questioned for over six hours. During the questioning, detectives repeatedly attempted to get her to change her statement, telling her that her story “did not match the video,” which they refused to show her. Finally, Ms. was released at approximately 4:00 a.m., after she demanded a lawyer. Ms. was quoted by name in multiple news articles in which she described what she had seen. Since then, she reports that she has been threatened and harassed on multiple occasions. Ms. has been in contact with members of the McDonald family following the shooting. She has stated “I only saw [Laquan] running … running trying to hold his pants up; trying to run away from them. There’s a reason they kept us there til 4:00 a.m. one officer said he was going to get me – that’s why I haven’t talk to anybody; that’s why I’ve kept things to myself.” We are advised that another witness, who came forward upon hearing the false and misleading information about the shooting from the F.O.P. representative, has given a statement to IPRA. We understand the witness to have said that Laquan did not pose an immediate threat to anyone, and had nowhere to run when the police officer started shooting. The witness saw McDonald “shying away” from the police, when he observed a white male officer shoot Laquan, who fell to the ground. Following a pause the officer then fired “again and again” as Laquan writhed on the ground. Autopsy Results I submit the sheer number of gunshot wounds establishes the excessive and unreasonable nature of the shooting. An autopsy was performed on October 21, 2014 by Cook County Medical Examiner Dr. Denika Means. The autopsy determined that Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times. (see Ex. B, postmortem body diagram). Specifically, the Laquan sustained gunshot entrance wounds to the following parts of his body: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. graze wound to the left scalp left base of the neck upper left chest right chest which penetrated the lungs (bullet recovered) back of the left elbow back of the right upper arm Thomas Platt March 6, 2015 Page Five 7. back of the left wrist which fractured the left radius and ulna 8. lateral right upper leg (bullet recovered) 9. left upper back 10. left elbow which passed thru the left humerus 11. back of right upper arm 12. dorsal right forearm, back to front (bullet recovered) 13. right forearm, back to front (bullet recovered) 14. back of right hand (bullet fragments recovered) 15. right lower back which penetrated the abdominal cavity, back to front (bullet recovered from left abdominal wall) 16. right upper leg The path of certain bullets are consistent with Laqaun having been prone when he sustained those wounds. Dr. Means also found white metal projectiles recovered from between Laquan’s teeth, right upper arm and clothing, which are consistent with multiple ricochet fragments striking him while he was on the ground. The toxicology report was also negative for the presence of opiates, alcohol, and cocaine. False And Misleading Information Disseminated By The FOP In addition to the liability of the officers involved in this shooting, I submit there must also be accountability for the City and the Department’s role in allowing false information to be disseminated to the media via the F.O.P. in an attempt to win public approval and falsely characterize the fatal shooting as “justified.” Here, within an hour of the shooting, the F.O.P. spokesman gave a statement to the press describing the circumstances surrounding the shooting which contained misrepresentations, misleading information and outright falsehoods. The spokesman told the press that McDonald “lunged” at an officer with a knife, “forcing” the officer to “shoot Laquan in the chest.” He is quoted as saying that Laquan McDonald was a “very serious threat to the officers and left them no choice at that point but to defend themselves.” Laqaun McDonald was indeed shot in the chest (he was actually shot twice in the chest), but the deceptive statement omits the fact that Laqaun was shot a total of 16 times, including, multiple times as he laid helplessly on the ground. Most importantly, the video conclusively shows that the allegation Laqaun lunged at any police officer, or that a police officer had to shoot Laquan in self defense, is false. Quite the contrary, when he was shot, Laquan had altered the direction he was headed and was jogging away from the officers on an angle toward the sidewalk on the west side of Pulaski. Thomas Platt March 6, 2015 Page Six This conduct, together with the attempt to coerce occurrence witnesses, and allowing the F.O.P. to disseminate false and misleading information, would form the basis for a “Code of Silence” Monell claim within the Department regarding the investigation of fatal police shootings. The City’s incredible track record in finding such shootings “justified” is set forth in the recently filed complaint of Estate of McIntosh v. City of Chicago, 15 C-1920. I submit the undisputed facts and circumstances of this case are much stronger than the allegations set forth in McIntosh. Burger King Video After Laqaun was killed by Officer Van Dyke, Chicago police officers demanded and received access to the surveillance video system at the Burger King restaurant located at 4060 S. Pulaski. After the police left the restaurant three hours later, employees discovered that eightysix (86) minutes of surveillance video footage was missing from each of their 13 surveillance cameras. All video footage from 9:13 p.m. to 10:39 p.m. had been removed by Chicago Police Department investigators. Immediately after the shooting Chicago police officers, including a Detective Egan, entered the Burger King located at 4060 S. Pulaski. The detective demanded the password to the surveillance video system from the assistant manager on duty. When he was informed only the store manager, who is not on duty, had the password, the detective demanded that she be called at home. He spoke to the store manager on the phone and demanded the password from her. The detective did not have a warrant for the Burger King surveillance video. Chicago police officers were in the Burger King for several hours; from just after the shooting until after midnight. An internal surveillance camera shows police officers at the monitor and keyboard which controls the surveillance video system. In the morning, the store manager and the district manager reviewed the surveillance video and found that 86 minutes of the from each of 13 Burger King surveillance video cameras was missing. We are advised that IPRA subsequently requested and obtained a DVR of the video and, when they discovered the missing video, took possession of the Burger King DVR, which they retained for over two weeks. We have interviewed and obtained affidavits from the Burger King Employees regarding their interaction with the police, and the missing video, (See Ex. C). We have requested a copy of that video in our earlier letter. If, in fact, 86 minutes of video footage was deleted, we believe such outrageous conduct, together with the attempt to coerce occurrence witnesses, and the dissemination of false and misleading information through the F.O.P., would confirm the basis for a Monell claim regarding a Code of Silence within the Chicago Police Department. Thomas Platt March 6, 2015 Page Seven Family Background Laquan McDonald had just turned 17 a month before his fatal encounter with Officer Van Dyke. Laquan was a young man who had overcome a great deal of hardship in his life and, with the help of others, was moving towards reunification with his younger sister and mother. Laquan also had a large and extensive support system, including his uncle, Pastor Marvin G. Hunter of Grace Memorial Baptist Church in the Lawndale, and a myriad of professionals who had dedicated a great deal of time and resources to help Laquan overcome the rough start to his life. Tina Hunter gave birth to Laquan McDonald on September 25, 1997, when she was only 15 years old. At the age of 17, Ms. Hunter gave birth to the Laquan’s sister, (D.O.B. ). Tina Hunter herself remained in the care of DCFS until she reached the age of maturity and her case was closed. In 2003, DCFS took Temporary Custody of Laquan and his sister, based on allegations of physical abuse, primarily by Tina Hunter’s paramour at the time. Laquan’s great grandmother, , became the Laquan and ’s legal guardian. Laquan and his sister lived with his great-grandmother until she passed away on August 9, 2013. After passed away, Laquan and his sister returned to live with their mother, Tina Hunter. Ms. Hunter subsequently filed a petition to regain full custody of her two children. In May of 2014, DCFS had placed Laquan and his sister with their maternal uncle, , with the goal of returning both children to their mother within a year. In the year preceding his death, Laquan, and their mother, Tina Hunter, worked with professional therapists and social workers through the Cook County juvenile justice system in order to achieve this goal. Laquan McDonald was particularly close with his younger sister, (14). At his funeral, read a moving poem she wrote entitled “My Brother.” (see Ex. D). The needless death of Laquan extended far beyond his immediate family. His funeral was attended by Juvenile Court Judge Marianne Jackson as well as teachers, social workers and other professionals he encountered in the juvenile system. According to these juvenile court professionals, they recognized the Laquan’s potential and worked incredibly hard to help him overcome the rough start in his life. Laquan reportedly had ambition to attend college and become a nurse- a desire he developed having witnessed the decline in health and ultimate death of his great-grandmother, Thomas Platt March 6, 2015 Page Eight Conclusion We have reviewed verdicts and settlements involving other fatal police shootings. However, we have been unable to find a comparable case in which the events were captured by a clear and unambiguous video that establishes (a) the victim was not advancing on the police, but was in fact 10-15 feet away at the time he was shot; (b) the victim was shot sixteen (16) times, including numerous shots as he laid on the street after (c) other officers followed the victim for blocks knowing he was armed with a knife, yet someone restrained themselves from ending his life. Based on the all the facts and circumstances of this case, we hereby demand $16,000,000.00 to resolve all claims on behalf of the estate of Laquan McDonald. We must insist on a response within seven (7) days. Sincerely, /s/ Jeffrey J. Neslund Jeffrey J. Neslund MDR:lc Enclosures cc: Michael D. Robbins II I .- wvsv-?H 'l _l Hd98 I L9 3 60 17 H38 d a? uoqe?gna? Dapg? ugpn? s?umaf: mag? an] u? meme I . . File View Settings Audio l??ideo Navigation Help = Ir l i? mlgE 0:04:43 2' 0:05:06 xl?? CAM 10- .I 3' 6 Ed DEIFEDIJ WWII dIaH Damn D!an s?umas mm and - .. 5.0 Sam?F - I Ema: mmEzmm .9590 Same Zm?mmsoz Imi 3 . sauna ?bc EbAmmErmenOZbrP DES ÕFF8ffiffi ffiF THffi MËMåçAL KXÅMgruËM çÕUruTV OF ÕTÕK cAsE No " M"Ezort:olCIl'1 d = Eß+r^.nC{ y = Exi A = R¿¿¡v+r"l r. EL #z d-t1 t\'A +ll 4ça e+' t6 þ+ ¿d rq ¡&t'c flt2 *tn +r sl5 dr * t?wt4 ¿&n *:1 Ølfl STATE OF ILLINOIS SS. COUNTY OF DUPAGE AFFIDAVIT UP NOW COMES AND ON OATH STATES AS FOLLOWS: l. I am currently employed as the Helpdesk Supervisor for Tri City Foods. Inc. City"). a Burger King franchisee and the successor in interest to Heartland Food LLC (?Heartland?). 2. Specifically, on November 20. 2014, Tri City Foods, Inc. Gigi") purchased the assets associated with two hundred fifty-?ve (255] Burger King franchised restaurant prOperties from Heartland and its operational entities. 3. commenced my employment with Heartland as a Technical Support Analyst on or about August 7, 2005. at Heartland?s of?ces located at 1400 Opus Place. Suite 900. Downers Grove, Illinois 605l5. 4. In or around November of 2009, I was promoted to my current position. 5. Following the closing between Tri City and Heartland, I continued my employment as the Helpdesk Supervisor as a new employee of Tri City, at the same office location. 6. Among the Burger King franchised restaurants involved in the transaction between Tri City and Heartland was the restaurant located at 4060 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago. Illinois, commonly known as Burger King Restaurant No. 10366 (the "Restoravm?. 7. In my capacity as Helpdesk Supervisor. my responsibilities include NCR point of sales support. back of?ce computer support and maintenance. camera system support and maintenance, end user technical support, network administration. and various other Page 1 of5 related duties. I am familiar with the security systems located at the Burger King restaurant properties previously operated by Heartland and now Operated by Tri City. including the security system located at the Restaurant. 8. The Restaurant has a custom built video surveillance system which utilizes GeoVision software, with thirteen (13) individual cameras connected to a DVR hard drive located within the of?ce of the Restaurant (the ?Video System?). 9. Each ofthe thirteen (13} cameras record in individual ?ve (5) minute sequences. Each five (5) minute sequence is recorded and maintained in a separate ?le on the hard drive for each particular camera. 10. The Video System at the Restaurant has a default setting so that video footage can be viewed on the monitor by most persons only as the video is being recorded. 1 1. Only those employees in the position of general manager or higher are issued user names and passwords that permit them to log in to the Video System and review previously recorded video files. 12. Those employees that are issued user names and passwords for the Video System are not able to delete previously recorded video files. 13. was made aware of an incident that occurred on October 20. 2014. at the Restaurant by the District Manager,? 14. Speci?cally. within several days of the incident.?contacted me and requested that I lock two (2) cameras from the Video System?Camera No. 01 and Camera No. 09?for the evening of October 20. 2014, and?make a copy of the video footage recorded by those cameras. Page 2 of5 15. Camera No. 01 shows video footage of the interior of the of?ce where the DVR System is located at the Restaurant. 16. Camera No. 09 shows video footage of the Restaurant's drive thru entrance and north parking lot. 17. When I made the copy of the video footage as requested by I discovered that Camera No. 01 and Camera No. 09 both had video footage missing for the period from 9:13 pm. through 10:39 pm. on the evening of October 20. 2014. 18. Assuming the cameras were recording at the regular intervals of five minutes each. the missing eighty-six (86) minutes of video footage would require the deletion of seventeen separate ?les of five (5) minute each for each camera. 19. Video footage for a camera can be deleted through the use of third-party tools even ifthe DVR system is online. 20. The video footage from Camera No. 01 (the interior of?ce camera for the Restaurant) on October 20. 2014. shows an individual with a police vest sitting at the of?ce computer at 10:39 pm. 21. The video footage from that camera also shows the same individual sitting at the office computer system until the DVR for the Video System was completely turned off at 1 :00 pm. The DVR for the Video System was not restarted until 11:26 am. on October 21. 2014. 22. If a camera is completely offline. the camera is not communicating with the authentication server located in Downers Grove. Illinois. 5: WithEgrn?d to the missing video footageifor the period of 9:13 pm. through 10:39 pm. on October 20. 2014. 1 am aware of only two (2) possible explanations: inadvertent moving of the data, rather than copying the data; or intentional deletion. Page 3 of5 24. To my knowledge, no employee of the Restaurant deleted any video footage from the DVR for the Video System on October 20, 2014. 25. I believe that a person with sophisticated knowledge of such video surveillance systems could delete video footage intentionally, even without the bene?t of a usemame or password. Further af?ant sayeth not. [Remainder ofPoge Inlemfonally La? Blank] Page 4 of 5 Under penalties of perjury as provided by Illinois Iawt the undersigned certi?es that the statements set forth in this Af?davit are true and correct, except as to matters therein stated to be on information and belief and as to such matters. the undersigned certifies as aforesaid that he verily believes the same to be true. 2015. Page 5 of5 32/26/2815 23:1? I [10.13% #881 STATE OF ILLINOIS so. 01? NOW COMES AND ON OATH STATES AS FOLLOWS: l. am the district manager over Burgor King Restaurant No. 103 66 locath at 4060 COUNTY OF COOK S. Pulaski, Chicago, Illinois (the ?Resmzwant?). 2. On the evening October 20, 2014, received a phone call at homo from the store _iof?ormed mo that thoro was an incident involving a police shooting near the lsooalion of the Rostaurant and that police wanted access the security video System. i informed: to instruct the shift loader, to cooperate with the police and we would look into it the following morning. 3. The IWR security system at the Burger King at 4060 S. Pulaski, Chicago, Illinois consists of 13 individual cameras positioned at various locations inside and outseido the store. Each camera records video footage in ?ve minute individual video ?les. 4. On October 21, 2014, 1 reviewed the: DVK security videos from the Restaormt. l. found that video Iootoge had been romovod from all 13 surveillance cmnems at tho Restaurant during the time period of 9:13 pm. to 10:39 pan. on October 20, 2014. 5, At tho x'oquesl of investigators from the Independent Police Ro?ow Authority, 1 look the entire DVR syolem to our Downers Grove of?ce and had the video recordings included the 86 minutes of missiog video lootage copied onto a 6. Subsequently, investigators from the independent Police Review Authority took possession of the DVR from the Restaurant and had it i :1 their possession for approximately 10 days. Page of}: 92/23x215 23:13 ?0.136 #332 7. Employees at the store level cannot access the, DVR sesuriLy system without a password. Even with the password, employees at the stare level du not have the capability to delete or. rcmovc any video ?les from the DVR system. Under penalties of pczjury as provided by Illinois law, the undersigned certi?es that the statements set [?0th in this Af?davit are true and correct, except as to matters therein Stated to be on information and belief and as to such matters, the: undersigan certi?es as albresaid that he verily believes the same tn be true, Page 2 of 2 05 i tuary Earn an Septem?er 25, 1997 in C/iicayo, [[Enois to ?Iina Hunter andjosep? Weaks. ?fe was t/ie o[a?est si?liny of tzuo. Mrs. Gofifie Hunter ?lls yrana?mot?er w?o raised'Laquan, precezierf?im in ifeat?. Laquan Sc?ooL He was empbyed' for H112), as a demo??tionist at t?e time of zieat?. Laquan receir/ezfjesus as 16119 Savior in Mare? of 2012 anar was ?aptized' at Kingdom ?aptist C?urc?. Laquan wiff?e remem?erecf as a very [ovirgyoury man w?o Had a phyfuf spirit. fie was known to encourage and up?ft t/iose w?o were a?own. Laquan [owed music, Had" a speciaffove for c?iftiren, and? wi[[6e missed for His wond'erfufsmille. Laquan leaves to c?eris? 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Teet?a Hunter Cfiz'cago, 60623 fo?ozm?rg Qun'of From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Platt, Thomas Saturday, March 07, 2015 10:15 AM Laura Coronado Jeff Neslund;Michael Robbins RE: Laquan McDonald Got it and hard copy. Thx.     From: Laura Coronado [mailto:lcoronado@lawmdr.com] Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 4:37 PM To: Platt, Thomas Cc: Jeff Neslund; Michael Robbins Subject: Laquan McDonald   Dear Mr. Platt:    Attached please find correspondence from Mr. Neslund and Mr. Robbins.    Thank you,    Laura Coronado  Assistant to Jeffrey J. Neslund  Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund  20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3710  Chicago, IL 60606  (312) 223‐1100  Fax: (312) 781‐9123  lcoronado@lawmdr.com  www.lawmdr.com    This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information.  If you are not the intended recipient, please do not  read, distribute or reproduce this email.  If you believe that you have received this email in error, immediately notify the  Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund at the phone number provided above and delete this email from your system.      1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Platt, Thomas Monday, March 09, 2015 5:07 PM Franklin, Liza Futterman Kalven http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/09/laquan‐mcdonald‐chicago‐police‐shooting_n_6296688.html      Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Platt, Thomas Monday, March 09, 2015 6:01 PM Franklin, Liza FW: McDonald articles Various links to other articles courtesy of Mike Robbins.    From: Michael Robbins [mailto:mdrobbins@lawmdr.com] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 5:30 PM To: Platt, Thomas Cc: Jeff Neslund Subject: McDonald articles   Tom,   Here are links to articles on the case:  http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago‐politics/7/71/390180/report‐chicago‐police‐shoot‐teen‐16‐times‐2  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/09/laquan‐mcdonald‐chicago‐police‐shooting_n_6296688.html  Here isa copy of  the recent Law Bulletin article:  CC:     Serving the city's law profession since 1854  March 6, 2015  Fighting the ‘code of silence’ By Jack Silverstein   Law Bulletin staff writer   For a man who has made a career out of suing police, Craig B. Futterman’s views on law enforcement aren’t as straight forward as one might expect. “The vast majority of us recognize that we need to give law enforcement ... extraordinary powers: the power to use force, the power to take our freedoms, the power to even shoot and kill,” the University of Chicago Law School professor said. For 15 years, Futterman has led the school’s Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project, the nation’s first, as he described it, “civil rights clinic that was devoted to issues of police accountability, service and criminal justice reform.” 1 The clinic represents clients who allege abuse by the Chicago Police Department, engaging in litigation, policymaking and community service. While the clinic has won big settlements for clients, it has also played a key role in Freedom of Information Act issues. When Chicago police shot and killed Laquan McDonald in October, the department told reporters that officers shot the 17-year-old once in the chest out of self-defense, because he was holding a knife. His autopsy revealed 16 gunshot wounds. That document was made public last month through a successful FOIA request by Futterman and independent journalist Jamie Kalven. The clinic also represented Kalven during his five-year pursuit to have police misconduct files made available to the public. When CPD denied his FOIA request for those files, Kalven sued, and the case wound its way to the 1st District Appellate Court, where two third-year law students delivered oral arguments. Last March, the panel ruled in Kalven’s favor — a victory for the clinic, though it is also appealing a subsequent circuit court action in the case. For Futterman, his work is about ensuring appropriate use of police powers — including the power to “shoot and kill.” “I think the power to use deadly force is (necessary),” he said. “Yes. I do.” The problem with that power, he said, is twofold — deadly force is overused, and police are rarely honest about its use. “In a world where an incident like (McDonald) happens and the public statements are ‘Deny, deny, deny,’ and then close off and circle the wagons, and then a code of silence and an exoneration at the end of the day — in that system, you cannot create public trust,” he said. “It’s just that simple.” Trust can be built, however, through transparency and honesty, he said. “It means (saying to) that mom, who lost a son: ‘We’re not going to hide from you the person who took your son’s life. We’re not going to hide from the public. Just like we wouldn’t hide from the public a person who has been charged with or accused of a crime,’” he said. “That’s the only way. That’s how you get trust.” In an interview with the Daily Law Bulletin condensed for space, Futterman discussed how the goals of the clinic and the goals of CPD are the same, the responsibility bestowed upon his students and their push for police to release a video of McDonald’s shooting. Law Bulletin: Is the clinic doing any work on the McDonald case? Futterman: We do not represent anyone in that case. … We were working with a classroom of (high school) students around youth-police relations, and in one of our conversations in response to a short article that 2 appeared in the press, our law students and our high school students had a conversation about that case. … (Editor’s note: McDonald’s estate is represented by sole practitioners Jeffrey J. Neslund and Michael D. Robbins.) Students were sharing all of their own experiences of people who had been shot by police and nothing ever happening. The same narratives always emerged — that it was a justified shooting, that someone had a knife, a weapon, came at the police officer and was shot in self-defense or in defense of the other. Typically, this would go away. They’d say it was under investigation. “Nothing to be written, nothing to be seen.” There weren’t findings that resulted in any criminal prosecutions downstream. So students asked those questions, and then I received a confidential tip from inside the department about that case. We thought this was worth looking into a lot further and investigating as a part of our community project and as a part of the work we do around transparency and around police accountability and the issues of race and the police. LB: What was the nature of the tip? Futterman: That this is really horrific. This looked to at least some people in the department that it may be an execution. That people hadn’t seen anything like this, and that there was a videotape of what occurred — that video of the shooting was caught on police in-car cameras. And that those videos would show the truth … that there was a situation that appeared to be under control, and there wasn’t any immediate risk of human life, and that an officer then just got out of his car and shot Laquan when he was cornered between a construction fence in a pretty deserted area, and then after being on the ground the same officer unloaded his gun multiple times. So we investigated … and then also uncovered another confidential witness, a civilian who was there and saw it and told us in his own words what happened that was consistent with our sources inside. ... I’m not in a position to say how many of the nearly 50 (Chicago police) shootings a year ought to be founded and how many shouldn’t be founded. I don’t know. But what we’ve learned, not just through this investigation, is that there have been serious problems with the way that police misconduct and police use of force have been investigated in Chicago. And that’s something that needs to be addressed. … Just even that conversation itself, hopefully, can lead to collaborative work to address what needs to be addressed. It can do wonders to improve public trust. LB: You were surprised to hear that it sounded as if police had shot this boy 16 times. Were you also surprised to receive a tip like this at all? Are you receiving tips regularly? Futterman: “Regularly” may be an overstatement, but yes, there are officers and even high-level folks — supervisors — who will provide confidential tips on a number of occasions. The goals of this clinic and this project are consistent with the very same goals of police departments around the nation. They are not competing or at odds. ... There are plenty of police officers — it’s not just the few on the margins — who hate police abuse and the impunity with which some of the few have been allowed to get away with … because it makes their jobs a living hell. They get treated with hostility by community members as a result. 3 The code of silence — protecting officers, which is very real and has been found just a few years ago by a jury here in Chicago — does as much if not greater harm to the police department … as it does to people who have been victimized by abuse. So it’s not surprising to me that there are many officers — and so many who are officers for all the right reasons and who care about service — who want to end these practices and who don’t like seeing colleagues who are abusive abuse the badge and steal their honor. … Whistleblowers need to be able to step forward. They need to be protected, and they actually need to be — just as we would reward with a medal of valor other great police work — when a police officer exposes corruption or abuse, that officer should be equally rewarded and held out as an example. Meaning, leadership standing behind those officers as opposed to standing behind a wall of silence or worse than a wall of silence. Laquan McDonald is a great example. It’s not just silence. A code of silence in some ways might be a misnomer, because it’s not just about keeping silent in the face of misconduct. It’s about changing the narrative. LB: You mean lying? Futterman: Yeah, lying. It’s about fabrication. … LB: You’ve been in the news a lot lately, but general audiences might not make the connection between your work and the clinic. What value can law students have in dealing with police accountability? Futterman: Students don’t play the role of traditional law clerk in the clinic. It’s not students doing background research while me, a seasoned lawyer and professor, presents the arguments, writes all the briefs, etc. Our law students … do everything from the guts to the glory. … In the Freedom of Information Act case that we talked about, it was two law students who presented oral arguments in front of the court of appeals. Not me. We run an incredibly inefficient practice from a service perspective. My job is to teach those students and prepare them to be able to do this stuff. ... I’m never going to put a law student in a situation that she cannot handle, for obvious and serious ethical reasons. … But I’ve learned through experience that law students … can excel and do not just a good and adequate and competent job but can do excellent work. Michael D. Robbins Michael D. Robbins & Associates 20 North Wacker Dr. Suite 3710 Chicago, IL 60606 312/899-8000   mdrobbins@lawmdr.com   This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information.  if you are not the intended recipient, please do not  read, distribute or reproduce this email.  If you believe that you have received this email in error, immediately notify  Michael D. Robbins & Associates at the phone number provided above and delete the email from your system    4 From: Sent: To: Subject: WILLIAM G DELANEY (States Attorney) Wednesday, March 11, 2015 5:32 PM Platt, Thomas Re: Interview transcripts on VanDyk OIS You're welcome. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 11, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Platt, Thomas wrote: Yes. Thanks.   From: WILLIAM G DELANEY (States Attorney) [mailto:william.delaney@cookcountyil.gov] Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 5:28 PM To: Platt, Thomas Cc: Ando, Scott Subject: Re: Interview transcripts on VanDyk OIS Thanks, Scott. Tom - it will be tomorrow, at the earliest, before we call. I'll keep you posted if that's ok. Thanks. Bill Sent from my iPhone On Mar 11, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Platt, Thomas wrote: I am here now   From: Ando, Scott [mailto:Scott.Ando@iprachicago.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 5:15 PM To: WILLIAM G DELANEY (States Attorney) Cc: Platt, Thomas Subject: RE: Interview transcripts on VanDyk OIS Sure. Tom’s number is 312-744-4833. I’ve cc’d him on this so you have his email as well, so I’ll leave it to you guys sort it out. I have the transcribed interviews (excepting 2 in Spanish we are waiting on) on a thumb drive already if you all decide that doing so is ok. Thanks. Scott M. Ando This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the 1 intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. From: WILLIAM G DELANEY (States Attorney) [mailto:william.delaney@cookcountyil.gov] Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 5:02 PM To: Ando, Scott Subject: Re: Interview transcripts on VanDyk OIS Hey Scott, I apologize for not getting back with you sooner. Based on our Monday meeting, the plan is for AUSA April Perry and/or me to contact Tom Platt before the end of the week. April may have his # but if you can send it to me I'd appreciate it. Thank you. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 11, 2015, at 4:51 PM, Ando, Scott wrote: Hi Bill. Did you get a chance to ask your colleagues and superiors at the SAO and USAO for their thoughts on my giving transcripts of the civilian witness interviews to our Department of Law (specifically, Asst Corp Counsel Tom Platt) for their use in settlement negotiations with the attorneys (Nesland and Robbins) representing the Laquan McDonald estate? I can always put you (or whoever you think is the right person) in contact with Tom Platt to discuss it. Scott M. Ando Chief Administrator Independent Police Review Authority 1615 W. Chicago Ave., 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60622 Tel. (Direct): 312-746-3551 Cell: 312-545-4379 e-mail: scott.ando@iprachicago.org This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Jeff Neslund Wednesday, March 11, 2015 5:59 PM Platt, Thomas;Michael Robbins McDonald W-2 W-2-Laquan McDonald.pdf Attached is the 2014 W-2 for Lequon McDonald from the Youth Action Program (Y.A.P.). Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund 20 N. Wacker Dr. Suite 3710 Chicago, IL 60606 Tel: 312.223.1100 Fax:312.781-9123 This e-mail may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or reproduce this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, please call our office at (312) 223-1100. Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure it is virus-free. No responsibility is accepted by Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Jeff Neslund Wednesday, March 11, 2015 5:59 PM Platt, Thomas;Michael Robbins McDonald W-2 W-2-Laquan McDonald.pdf Attached is the 2014 W-2 for Lequon McDonald from the Youth Action Program (Y.A.P.). Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund 20 N. Wacker Dr. Suite 3710 Chicago, IL 60606 Tel: 312.223.1100 Fax:312.781-9123 This e-mail may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or reproduce this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, please call our office at (312) 223-1100. Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure it is virus-free. No responsibility is accepted by Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Platt, Thomas Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:34 AM Jeff Neslund;Michael Robbins RE: Jaquon McDonald Questions re LaQuan McDonald for plaintiff counsel.docx Dear Jeff, Mike    Attached are questions we would like answered regarding this case.     From: Jeff Neslund [mailto:neslundlaw@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 2:05 PM To: Platt, Thomas; Michael Robbins Subject: Jaquon McDonald Tom, Are we going to get a look at the requested materials today? Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund 20 N. Wacker Dr. Suite 3710 Chicago, IL 60606 Tel: 312.223.1100 Fax:312.781-9123 This e-mail may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or reproduce this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, please call our office at (312) 223-1100. Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure it is virus-free. No responsibility is accepted by Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. 1 Questions re LaQuan McDonald  1. Tina Hunter: What is her age, date of birth, who does she live with; who is her employer; is she  married; does she have other children; are any children of the same father as LaQuan; does she  have any other means of support or income? Is  LaQuan’s sister? Did LaQuan  have any other siblings or close relatives? What period of time did LaQuan live with Tina  Hunter? What addresses/time periods did Tina Hunter live with LaQuan? Why was LaQuan  removed from her custody? What period of time was LaQuan removed from Tina’s custody? Did  LaQuan ever live with Tina Hunter after she no longer had custody? If so, at what  addresses/periods of time? Who else lived in these household(s). To what extent did Tina  Hunter financially support LaQuan? Was she involved in his educational or social development?  If so, to what extent/what periods of time?     2. Joseph Weaks:  Does he acknowledge paternity? Did he have any involvement in LaQuan’s life  socially or financially? How much/ often did he see LaQuan during his lifetime? When was the  last time he saw or spoke to Laquan prior to his death?    3. LaQuan’s Education: What schools did he attend? What years, grades did he attend at John Hay  elementary? What was the basis of his special ed status? What disability did he have? Did he  have an IEP? If so, can you make it available? Was he suspended or expelled from Hay or any  other school? What years did he attend Sullivan Alternative School? Why was he suspended at  the time of his death? Had LaQuan had previous disciplinary problems at Sullivan? What were  his most recent grade reports from 2014 and 2013? Had LaQuan attended other alternative  grade or high schools? Had he been suspended or expelled from any of them? If so, why? What  were grades in elementary and high school? Do you have any school/grade records?     4. Who were the major influences in LaQuan’s life? What impact/support did these persons have  on LaQuan’s physical, mental, educational and social development? Was he in foster homes? If  so, when, at what ages? Did he live continuously with Goldie Hunter for any period of time? If  so, what years or ages of his life? Who else lived in the household with Goldie? What other  homes/residences if any did LaQuan live while in Goldie’s custody?  How is Shyrell Johnson  related to LaQuan? What period of time did LaQuan live with him? Where did LaQuan live with  Johnson? Who else lived in the Johnson household? Did Johnson have or take on any  responsibility for LaQuan’s education or employment activities? Did Johnson or someone else in  that household provide financial, social or emotional support to LaQuan? When LaQuan did not  return home on Oct. 18, 2014 did Johnson or someone else contact police? Did Johnson verify  that LaQuan buzzed his door on October 20? Do we know LaQuan’s whereabouts/activities for  the day, week and month prior to his death?     5. LaQuan’s arrests: His criminal history lists 26 arrests. Was Tina Hunter, Goldie Hunter, Shyrell  Johnson or any other adult in LaQuan’s life aware of these arrests? Who took custody or  responsibility for LaQuan after or as a result of these arrests? Did any of the arrests occur in  6. 7. 8. 9. LaQuan’s household or involve LaQuan’s family? Was LaQuan associated with any street gangs.  Was he affiliated with New Breed? If so when, what capacity? Was LaQuan’s family/supporting  adults aware that was charged with numerous narcotics offenses, battery, resisting, obstructing,  reckless conduct, agg. Battery to a peace officer, assault, alcohol to minor offenses? Did any  offenses occur on school grounds or while LaQuan was in probationary, home monitoring or  other supervised or in custody status? Was he ever confined in the Juvenile Detention Center  (Audy Home)? If so, when and for what offenses? Was he ever adjudicated a delinquent of  convicted any offenses? LaQuan’s criminal history shows his resisdence at 501 N. Springfield, 35  N. Lorel, 1126 N. Laramie and 957 N. Lavergne. Who lived with LaQuan at these addresses?     Was LaQuan diagnosed with any physical/mental illnesses or conditions during his lifetime? If  so, by which facilities, therapists or psychiatrist/psychologist? Was he on any medications for  these illnesses? What behavioral characteristics were associated with these illnesses? Was he  treated at Hartgrove? Was he ever an inpatient at Hartgrove or any other mental health facility?  If so, when, and for what reasons? What was the diagnosis and treatment?  Did LaQuan have  any major illnesses or hospitalizations during his lifetime? If so, what were the conditions and  where was he treated? Was LaQuan ever diagnosed or treated for substance abuse? If so, where  and when was the diagnosis/treatment?     LaQuan’s Guardianship: Who had legal custody of LaQuan at the time of his death. Was Tina  Hunter attempting to re‐gain guardianship? When did she begin this process? What was the  progress of her petition? What was the purpose/result of the guardianship proceeding in May?  Did Judge Marianne Jackson take a special interest in LaQuan or his situation? Does she have  any current influence with the family?    Hospital/Funeral What relatives, friends, acquaintances, church leaders/pastors/community  leaders  attended LaQuan’s funeral or wake? Where is LaQuan buried? Who paid the expenses  of his funeral/burial or hospital expenses?     LaQuan’s Financial Support, Employment: Describe location, duties, term of employmen of  LaQuan’s job with YAP/Lutheran Social Services. Who were his supervisors and co‐workers?  What was his job performance and attendance like? What other employment if any did he have  in his lifetime? Who provided financial support to LaQuan during his life and what did that  support consist of?     From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Collins, Adam Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:57 PM Rountree, Janey Fw: Media List 18 March 2015.xls Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed This is the most recent list, which comes to me straight from FOIA    From: Wade, Landon J.   Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 2:52 PM  To: Peters, Lynda; Schrader, Lisa; Mulaney, Carolyn; Collins, Adam; Breymaier, Shannon; Holden, John; Rasmas, Chloe;  Gulliford, Wayne M.; Schmeer, Paula C.; Maloney, Martin; Rottner, Jennifer E.; Tracy, Robert; Hickey, James K.; Bazarek,  William; Shear, Marvin J.; Price, Ralph M.; Williams, Eugene E.; Rivera, Juan J.; Riccio, Anthony J.; Roussell, James M.;  Escalante, John J.; Harris, David G.; Corral, Mayda; Collins, Terrence J.; Winstrom, Eric W.; Sedevic, Mark T.; Lavery,  Timothy A.; Quinn, Kelley  Subject: Media List      All, Please see attached Media List Landon J. Wade Sergeant Chicago Police Department Office of Legal Affairs, Unit 114 312.745.6396 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 15-1074 (Evelyn Wang-Northwestern University) Requester is asking for any and all police reports related to the shooting and death of Laquan McDonald around the date of 20 Oct 14. All investigative superseding reports if other agencies were involved. CPD will deny this request due to the ongoing investigation. Jennifer Rottner Assistant Director Office of News Affairs 312-745-6110 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Rottner, Jennifer E. Friday, March 20, 2015 9:26 AM Rountree, Janey;Collins, Adam;Rasmas, Chloe Maloney, Martin RE: FOIA-COB Today Thanks Janey. I really appreciate your help and insight into the world of FOIAs! I'm working on collecting more information for the spreadsheet as well, so maybe we can find a time on Monday to chat once you have had some time to go through it and get caught up? Happy to work with your schedule to put some time aside. Thanks again. From: Rountree, Janey [mailto:Janey.Rountree@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 9:24 AM To: Rottner, Jennifer E.; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe Cc: Maloney, Martin Subject: RE: FOIA-COB Today Hi Marty and Jennifer – as Adam mentioned, I’ll be helping with FOIA for the next three weeks as we try to triage the  insanity that is the Mayor’s Office press room right now.  It will take me a day or so to get up to speed but feel free to  email me first if you want to talk through any particular request/production.    From: Rottner, Jennifer E. [mailto:Jennifer.Rottner@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 9:09 AM To: Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe Cc: Maloney, Martin; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: FOIA-COB Today +Janey From: Collins, Adam [mailto:Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 9:08 AM To: Rottner, Jennifer E.; Rasmas, Chloe Cc: Maloney, Martin Subject: Re: FOIA-COB Today Ok here. Can you please add Janey to these emails too? :)    From: Rottner, Jennifer E.   Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 9:06 AM  To: Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe  Cc: Maloney, Martin  Subject: FOIA‐COB Today      This will be sent by COB today. Please let me know if there are any issues or concerns (this is consistent with the rest of the denial letters re: Laquan McDonald) 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Friday, March 20, 2015 10:36 AM Rottner, Jennifer E. Re: FOIA-COB Today Got it thanks  From: Rottner, Jennifer E.   Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 10:34:16 AM  To: Rountree, Janey  Subject: RE: FOIA‐COB Today Per FOIA: the victim whose name is redacted is the surviving victim from this incident. The other two are the homicide victims. They said no matter if a case is closed or not, due to personal privacy, the victim who survived will have their name redacted. From: Rountree, Janey [mailto:Janey.Rountree@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 10:29 AM To: Rottner, Jennifer E. Subject: FW: FOIA-COB Today Jennifer, Do we only redact the victims’ names if they are juveniles? Just wondering why some names were redacted and others  not.     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 10:25 AM To: Rottner, Jennifer E.; Rasmas, Chloe; Rountree, Janey Cc: Maloney, Martin Subject: Re: FOIA-COB Today Thanks   From: Rottner, Jennifer E.   Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 9:52 AM  To: Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe; Rountree, Janey  Cc: Maloney, Martin  Subject: RE: FOIA‐COB Today    This will be sent out by COB today. Please let me know if there are any issues/concerns. Thanks. 15-1454 (Raul Moreno-CBS) Requester is asking for 911 calls from Monday, March 16, 2015 around 3:10 am when a shooting occurred outside of the Dolphin Nightclub at 2200 N. Ashland. Two people were killed and another was injured. Surveillance video taken from the scene or neighboring businesses and any corresponding documents related to the incident. 1 CPD denied the request for 911 calls, as that is managed by OEMC. Also, there were no responsive records for any surveillance video. CPD will provide a copy of the original case incident report, with certain information redacted (see attached pdf) From: Rottner, Jennifer E. Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 9:07 AM To: 'Collins, Adam'; 'Rasmas, Chloe' Cc: Maloney, Martin Subject: FOIA-COB Today This will be sent by COB today. Please let me know if there are any issues or concerns (this is consistent with the rest of the denial letters re: Laquan McDonald) 15-1074 (Evelyn Wang-Northwestern University) Requester is asking for any and all police reports related to the shooting and death of Laquan McDonald around the date of 20 Oct 14. All investigative superseding reports if other agencies were involved. CPD will deny this request due to the ongoing investigation. Jennifer Rottner Assistant Director Office of News Affairs 312-745-6110 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Laura Coronado Friday, March 20, 2015 5:33 PM Platt, Thomas Jeff Neslund;Michael Robbins LaQuan McDonald PLATT 3-20-15.pdf Dear Mr. Platt:    Attached please find correspondence in response to your email of March 19, 2015.    Laura Coronado  Assistant to Jeffrey J. Neslund  Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund  20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3710  Chicago, IL 60606  (312) 223‐1100  Fax: (312) 781‐9123  lcoronado@lawmdr.com  www.lawmdr.com    This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information.  If you are not the intended recipient, please do not  read, distribute or reproduce this email.  If you believe that you have received this email in error, immediately notify the  Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund at the phone number provided above and delete this email from your system.      1 LAW OFFICES OF JEFFREY J. NESLUND 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3710 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 223-1100 / (Fax) (312) 781-9123 March 20, 2015 Thomas Platt Deputy Corporation Counsel City of Chicago – Federal Civil Rights Litigation 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60604 Re: LaQuan McDonald, deceased Dear Counsel: The answers below are in response to your questions in your email of March 19, 2015: 1. Tina Hunter: 32 years old, date of birth: June 24, 1982; currently does weekly volunteer work at the Grace Memorial Baptist Church on 14th & Kenneth, Chicago; never married. One other child, , date of birth March 28, 2000; LaQuan and his sister have different fathers. - LaQuan lived with his mother and sister until they were taken into custody by DCFS in June 2003; reportedly a DCFS hotline call was made that Ms. Hunter’s paramour struck LaQuan in the chest and face outside of his day care and appeared to be intoxicated; - Ms. Hunter’s grandmother, Goldie Hunter, became LaQuan and his sister’s legal guardian; Goldie Hunter died on August 9, 2013. LaQuan and his sister moved back in with Tina Hunter at 35 N. Lorel, Apartment 3-W. Ms. Hunter contacted DCFS and self reported that her children had moved back with her. Thereafter, she filed a petition in Juvenile Court seeking custody of her children and that legal guardianship be restored to her. Ms. Hunter's petition to regain full guardianship of her children was pending at the time of the LaQuan's death, and remains pending as to her daughter. She had received approval for unsupervised visits and the goal was to return both children to her custody by May 1, 2015. 2. Joseph Weaks: Mr. Weaks has not acknowledged paternity and had no involvement in the LaQuan’s life socially or financially. He is not listed on the birth certificate and it is unknown the last time he saw or spoke to LaQuan prior to his death. Thomas Platt Deputy Corporation Counsel March 20, 2015 Page Two 3. LaQuan’s Education: Lathrop Elementary School: pre-kindergarten-5th grade; John Hay Community Academy: 5th-7th grade; Moses Montefiore Academy: 7th-8th grade; UCAN Academy: 9th-10th grade; Nancy B. Jefferson (Audy Home) January - May 2014; Sullivan House: September - October 20, 2014. LaQuan reportedly had an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), which began at when he attended John Hay Academy. We are not in possession of the plan or any disciplinary records. Robin Johnson was LaQuan’s Sullivan House mentor, advocate, and teacher. Ms. Johnson advised that she had daily interactions with LaQuan and taught two of the courses he was taking at Sullivan House. Ms. Johnson reported that was a “very respectful and reserved” student who did not display aggressive or violent behavior. She stated that LaQuan’s attendance was good and he was engaged in his school work. In order to be accepted at Sullivan House, there is a three interview process followed by a 30-day trial period to make sure the student is a good fit and serious about their education. LaQuan was serving a 2-day suspension at the time of his death for missing his 7th period class on Thursday, October 16, 2014. Ms. Robinson last spoke to LaQuan on Friday, October 17, 2014. Ms. Johnson met LaQuan’s mother, Tina Hunter, who attended a staffing meeting, and recalls her going to the movies with LaQuan for his birthday, September 25th. According to Ms. Johnson, LaQuan’s last report card was from Nancy B. Jefferson and his grades were as follows: A in Personal Finance; B in World Studies, C in Algebra; A in Music; C in Biology and B in Reading Work Shop. At the time of his death, LaQuan needed 14.5 additional credits to obtain his high school diploma. 4. Major Influences in the LaQuan's life: Mrs. Goldie Hunter, maternal great-grandmother who essentially raised the LaQuan until her death in August 2013; Tina Hunter, his mother; , his sister; William McKinney, (Tina’s boyfriend for the past 10 years acted as a father figure to LaQuan); Shyrell Johnson, maternal uncle; Terry Beasley, maternal grandfather; Pastor Marvin G. Hunter, maternal uncle and spiritual advisor. LaQuan was initially placed in a non-relative foster home when he was removed from his mother, Tina Hunter, in 2003. LaQuan was sexually abused by an older male in this foster home when he was five years old. Both LaQuan and his sister, were placed in a relative foster home with their maternal great grandmother, Goldie Hunter, in July 2003. LaQuan’s maternal uncle, Shyrell Johnson, and Brian Lee had been adopted by Ms. Goldie Hunter and also resided in the home. Thomas Platt Deputy Corporation Counsel March 20, 2015 Page Three was placed with Shyrell Johnson in January 2014. LaQuan was placed with Shyrell Johnson in May 2014 following his release from the Juvenile Detention Center. Shyrell Johnson’s four year old son also resided in the home. LaQuan was serving a two day suspension from Sullivan House for cutting class on Thursday, October 16, 2014. He came to school Friday, October 17, 2014 and spoke with his teacher/mentor, Ms. Robin Johnson and used her cell phone to contact his Youth Advocate Program mentor, Sean Parker. LaQuan also spoke with his mother and told her he was staying with his cousin for the weekend. 5. LaQuan's Arrests: We are not in possession of LaQuan’s Juvenile Court records and therefore, cannot answer many of these questions. Based on conversations with his mother, Tina Hunter, and uncle, Shyrell Johnson, LaQuan was on Juvenile Court Judge Marianne Jackson’s probation for a narcotic offense. While on Judge Jackson’s probation, LaQuan was arrested for possession of cannabis in January of 2014 and remained in the Audy Home until April or May of 2014 when he was placed with his uncle, Shyrell Johnson. The addresses on the arrest records: 35 N. Lorel: this was Tina Hunter’s old address. 1126 N. Laramie: this was Tina Hunter’s grandmother, Mrs. Goldie Hunter’s house. 6. Physical or Mental Illnesses: LaQuan was engaged in therapy services through Bobby E. Wright since January 2014. Ms. Jennifer Forbes conducted weekly individual and family therapy sessions with LaQuan and his mother, Tina Hunter. Ms. Forbes diagnosed LaQuan with Cannabis Dependency, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (traumatic sexual abuse in foster care when he was 5 years old) and Chronic Bereavement (over the death of Mrs. Goldie Hunter and separation from his mother). LaQuan’s mother came to family therapy sessions while LaQuan was detained in the Audy home and they continued weekly therapy sessions after his release in May of 2014. We are not in possession of any records from Hartgrove Hospital; but LaQuan’s mother reports he was admitted to Hartgrove Hospital when he was 11 or 12 years old for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disorder. 7. LaQuan's guardianship: DCFS had guardianship of LaQuan at the time of his death after his great grandmother and guardian, Mrs. Goldie Hunter, passed away in August of 2013. His mother, Tina Hunter, had a pending petition in Juvenile Court to regain custody of both her children after Mrs. Goldie Hunter passed away. At the time of LaQuan’s death, the DCFS placement goal was to return both LaQuan and his sister, to Tina Hunter by May of 2015. Thomas Platt Deputy Corporation Counsel March 20, 2015 Page Four There was a joint hearing with the Delinquency Judge Jackson and Placement Judge Maxwell Griffin to determine appropriate placement for LaQuan in May of 2014. Judge Jackson was to determine his sentence for the violation of her probation and Judge Maxwell Griffin was to determine appropriate placement for LaQuan. It was determined to be in the best interest of the minor to grant temporary custody to LaQuan’s uncle, Shyrell Johnson, who already had temporary custody of DCFS continued to have guardianship of both minors, with a placement goal of re-unification with Tina Hunter within a year. 8. Hospital/Funeral: LaQuan is buried at the Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, IL. The family does not want the sign-in book disclosed. However, the funeral was attended by his therapist, Jennifer Forbes; the principal and two teachers from John Hay Academy; Cook County Judge Marianne Jackson; two Juvenile court probation officers; three Juvenile court social workers; the director of Y.A.P. as well as his mentor Sean Parker. 9. LaQuan's Financial Support/Employment: Financial support was provided by the various family members identified in paragraph 4 above. Sean Parker was LaQuan's advocate/mentor from the Youth Advocate Program (YAP) that employed LaQuan on a part-time basis after school. See previously produced W-2 from YAP, Inc. LaQuan also received financial incentives from Lutheran Child and Family Services based on school attendance. Per our conversation today, please advise us on the City’s position regarding our settlement demand by Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Regards, /s/ Jeffrey J. Neslund Jeffrey J. Neslund JJN:lc From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Michael Robbins Monday, March 23, 2015 6:03 PM Platt, Thomas Jeff Neslund RE: Jaquon McDonald PLATT 3-23-15.pdf Tom, Please see attached. We need to meet or hear from you by Wednesday. Mike Michael D. Robbins Michael D. Robbins & Associates 20 North Wacker Dr. Suite 3710 Chicago, IL 60606 312/899-8000   mdrobbins@lawmdr.com   This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information.  if you are not the intended recipient, please do not  read, distribute or reproduce this email.  If you believe that you have received this email in error, immediately notify  Michael D. Robbins & Associates at the phone number provided above and delete the email from your system    From: Platt, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Platt@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:34 AM To: Jeff Neslund; Michael Robbins Subject: RE: Jaquon McDonald Dear Jeff, Mike    Attached are questions we would like answered regarding this case.     From: Jeff Neslund [mailto:neslundlaw@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 2:05 PM To: Platt, Thomas; Michael Robbins Subject: Jaquon McDonald Tom, Are we going to get a look at the requested materials today? 1 Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund 20 N. Wacker Dr. Suite 3710 Chicago, IL 60606 Tel: 312.223.1100 Fax:312.781-9123 This e-mail may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or reproduce this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, please call our office at (312) 223-1100. Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure it is virus-free. No responsibility is accepted by Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 MICHAEL D. ROBBINS & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law 20 North Wacker Drive – Suite 3710 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 899-8000 Fax (312) 781-9123 mdrobbins@lawmdr.com March 23, 2015 Thomas.platt@cityofchicago.org Thomas Platt Deputy Corporation Counsel City of Chicago – Federal Civil Rights Litigation 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60604 Re: In re: the Estate of LeQuan McDonald, deceased Dear Tom: I am following up on our conversation this morning, in which you sought to schedule a meeting with the Corporation counsel on Friday. I indicated that I would get back to you after I talked to Jeff, but that we wanted to meet promptly. We have not been able to reach you this afternoon. We do not want to wait until the end of the week to meet. Given the facts and circumstances surrounding this matter, many of which we have discussed with you at our initial meeting, the amount of time which has passed since our initial letter to you of March 6, 2015, the continuing (and building media interest) in the case and, in particular, the dash cam video, together with the sentiments of the family, we have come to a point at which we must have a clear indication if the case can be resolved now, or if it must be put into litigation. On March 6, 2015 we tendered an eight page letter detailing the facts and circumstances of the claim, coupled with a demand. In the letter we stated that we were insisting on a response within seven days. On March 16, 2015, a week ago, we met with yourself and the Corporation counsel, and had a lengthy discussion and exchange of views regarding the case. During that meeting, the Corporation counsel discussed a range of settlements and verdicts of other cases, which we do not consider to be analogous to the value of these claims. For example, none of the cases discussed involve a person shot 16 times. None of the cases discussed involve a graphic video which depicts, in vivid detail, a 17-year-old being shot multiple times as he lay helpless on the street. Nor did any of the other cases we discussed involve the potential for a Monell claim of the magnitude of that which is clearly present in this case. During the past week we had an opportunity, under the agreed-upon framework, to review the case file. We were dismayed to learn that your office shared information from our letter with members of the police department, who could be defendants in a code of silence Monell claim, despite the fact that the letter was sent to the City in confidence. We were also surprised to learn that the police reports we reviewed, which contained summaries of witness statements supposedly taken on October 20 and 21, 2014, almost 5 months ago, were “submitted” on March 15, 2015, nine days after the City received our demand letter. We have confirmed that the narrative summaries contained in the police reports of both police and civilian witnesses are false. Civilian witnesses who are alleged to have told the police that they did not see the shooting, have told us they did indeed see the shooting, and that it was unnecessary (which of course, is entirely consistent with the dash cam video). One witness whom the police reports alleged did not see the shooting, in fact told multiple police officers that he saw the shooting, and it was “like an execution.” Civilian witnesses have told us that they were held against their will for hours, intensively questioned by detectives, during which they were repeatedly pressured by police to change their statements. When the witnesses refused to do so, the investigating officers simply fabricated civilian accounts in the reports. We are confident that the dash cam video would be seen by a jury, irrespective of whether the City confessed liability. The dash cam video is relevant to the issue of malice on the part of the officer, as well as to the survival claim as evidence of the injury and suffering sustained by the plaintiff, who can be seen moving on the ground as he’s being shot. We are equally confident that there is a very strong code of silence Monell claim, to which the dash cam video would also be highly relevant. As for damages, we are confident that LaQuan McDonald will be portrayed as a very positive and sympathetic figure by his teachers, court advocates, as well as by family members. We believe that a jury would be very receptive and sensitive to LaQuan’s mother, who was on the verge of reuniting her family when LaQuan was taken from her and his sister. Due to the extraordinarily sensitive nature of this case, we have approached the City to determine if these claims can be promptly and fairly resolved. As such, we must insist on being advised of the City’s position no later than Wednesday March 25, 2015. Sincerely, /s/Michael D. Robbins MDR:lc Enclosures cc: Jeffrey J. Neslund From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: cpdsubpoenaunit Thursday, March 26, 2015 1:48 PM Platt, Thomas Perfetti, Joseph F.;Bazarek, William Probate subpoena for the estate of LaQuan McDonald Scan 001.pdf Tom, attached is the subpoena you requested. My direct number if I can be of further assistance is 5‐5016    Mark Richards  Sergeant  Subpoena Unit #163  Chicago Police Department  office‐312‐745‐5603  ________________________________________  1 Subpoena in a Civil Matter (For Testimony and/or Docum ts) (This form replaces CCG N006 8: CCG N014) (Rev. 6125/09) CCG 0106 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS The Estate of LaQuan McDanald PlaintifflPetltloner NO. 14 7092 Defendant/Respondent SUBPOENA IN A CIVIL MATTER (For Testimony andlor Documents) To: Chicago Police Department, Attn: Subpoena= Department 3510 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60653 1. YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear to give your testimony before the Honorable in Room at m. ,Iilinois on 2. YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear and give your deposition testimony before a Notary Public at: in Room ,Illinois on at m. 3. YOU ARE COMMANDED to mail the following documents in your possession or control to Jamey J- NeSlund at 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3710, Chicago, IL 60606 on or before March 10 at 9:00 a. m? (THIS IS FOR RECORDS ONLY. THERE WILL BE N0 ORAL INTERROGATORIESJ: SEE ATTACHED RIDER TO SUBPOENA. 2015 I [Description continued on attached page(s). YOUR FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS SUBPOENA WILL SUBJECT YOU TO PUNISHMENT FOR CONTEMPT OF THIS COURT. Nc tice t3 Deponent: l. The deponent is a public or private corporation, partnership, asweiation, or governmental agency. The matter(s) on which examination is requested are as follows: Description continued on attached page(s). (A nonparty organization has a duty to designate one or more of?cers, directors, or managing agents, or other persons to testify on its behalf. and may set forth, for each person designated, the matters on which that person will testify. Ill. Sup. Ct. Rule 206.) The deponent?s testimony will be recorded by use of an audio-visual recording device, operated by (Name of Recording Device 0p 3. No discovery deposition of any party or witnesses shall exceed three hours regardless of the number of parties involved in the cas excep by stipulation of the parties or by order upon showing that good cause warrants a lengthier examination. Ill. Sup. Ct. Rule 206( . Atty.No. 41355 ProSe 99500 0 Name: Jeffrey J. Ncslund Issued by: A Atty. for: Estate of LaQuan McDonald - 'gmmn-e Address, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 3710 . Cl fCo Citysmemm, Chicago, IL 60606 i__J 0 ?r Telephone, (312)223-1100 Date: February 10 2, -5 i - 32?: I served this subpoena by mailing a copy, as required by Ill. Sup. Ct. Rules 11, 12 and 204(a)(2), to the above ?Sted Party by certi?ed mail, return receipt requested (Receipt 70123460000150282199 on February 10: 3: 2975 I paid the witness 25-00 for Dime-55mg fees for witness and mileage fees. ?37 I served this subpoena by handing a copy to on 5: air? 2. - {paid the witness 5 A for witness and mileage fees. I Jeffrey J. Neslund a; Wmer (Print Name) DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TO CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT Re: The Estate of LaQuan McDonald Case No: 14 7092 The following is requested: 1. Copies of any and all reports, Tactical Response Reports (T.R.R.), Of?cer Battery Reports, Detective Supplementary Reports, General Progress Reports (G.P.R.), memorandum or any other documents regarding RD No. HX475653, Event No. 1429315878; 2. Copies of any and all dash-cam in~car camera (I.C.C.) video recordings recovered on October 21, 2014 from Beat vehicle #8779 and Beat vehicle #6412 under RD No. HX475653 (see attached); and 3. Copies of any and all photographs or crime scene video regarding RD No. HX475653, Event No. 1429315878 from October 20, 2014 and October 21, 2014. From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:51 PM Rountree, Janey;Rottner, Jennifer E.;Rasmas, Chloe Maloney, Martin Re: FOIA-Sending out at COB same here    From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:43 PM  To: Rottner, Jennifer E.; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe  Cc: Maloney, Martin  Subject: Re: FOIA‐Sending out at COB      I'm good.   From: Rottner, Jennifer E.   Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 2:53 PM  To: Rottner, Jennifer E.; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Rasmas, Chloe  Cc: Maloney, Martin  Subject: RE: FOIA‐Sending out at COB      +Chloe From: Rottner, Jennifer E. Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 2:54 PM To: 'Collins, Adam'; 'Rountree, Janey'; 'Hosinski, Catherine' Cc: Maloney, Martin Subject: FOIA-Sending out at COB *This will be going out at the end of the day. Please let me know if there are any issues/concerns. 15-1209 (Jeremy Gorner-Chicago Tribune) Requester is asking for all records pertaining to the October 20, 2014 death of Laquan McDonald, 17 DOB 9/24/97. CPD will be denying this request, as this is still an ongoing investigation (letter attached). 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:51 PM Rountree, Janey;Rottner, Jennifer E.;Rasmas, Chloe Maloney, Martin Re: FOIA-Sending out at COB same here    From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:43 PM  To: Rottner, Jennifer E.; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe  Cc: Maloney, Martin  Subject: Re: FOIA‐Sending out at COB      I'm good.   From: Rottner, Jennifer E.   Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 2:53 PM  To: Rottner, Jennifer E.; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Rasmas, Chloe  Cc: Maloney, Martin  Subject: RE: FOIA‐Sending out at COB      +Chloe From: Rottner, Jennifer E. Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 2:54 PM To: 'Collins, Adam'; 'Rountree, Janey'; 'Hosinski, Catherine' Cc: Maloney, Martin Subject: FOIA-Sending out at COB *This will be going out at the end of the day. Please let me know if there are any issues/concerns. 15-1209 (Jeremy Gorner-Chicago Tribune) Requester is asking for all records pertaining to the October 20, 2014 death of Laquan McDonald, 17 DOB 9/24/97. CPD will be denying this request, as this is still an ongoing investigation (letter attached). 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Collins, Adam Friday, March 27, 2015 4:21 PM Rountree, Janey Fw: FOIA Media List Copy of 27 March 2015.xls Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed   From: Maxson, Mark J.   Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 3:52 PM  To: Peters, Lynda; Schrader, Lisa; Mulaney, Carolyn; Collins, Adam; Breymaier, Shannon; Holden, John; Rasmas, Chloe;  Gulliford, Wayne M.; Schmeer, Paula C.; Maloney, Martin; Rottner, Jennifer E.; Tracy, Robert; Hickey, James K.; Bazarek,  William; Shear, Marvin J.; Price, Ralph M.; Williams, Eugene E.; Rivera, Juan J.; Roussell, James M.; Escalante, John J.;  Harris, David G.; Corral, Mayda; Collins, Terrence J.; Winstrom, Eric W.; Sedevic, Mark T.; Lavery, Timothy A.; Quinn,  Kelley; Hagemann, Paul J.  Cc: Wade, Landon J.; Bunch, Lynn A.  Subject: FOIA Media List      Attached is the CPD FOIA Media List. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Platt, Thomas Monday, March 30, 2015 5:39 PM Goodmann, Daniel Probate documents Probate File (2015, 03-12) 2.pdf Attached is the probate file     Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    1 Q 0004 Supervised ❑ 1004 Jury ❑ 0005 Independent ❑ 1005 Jury Petition, FQr Letters Of Administration (Rev. 09/06/13) CCP 0302 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS Estate of LAQUAN McDONALD Deceased A~IEN D ED — PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION 1, TINA HUNTER LaQuan McDonald ,states under the penalties of perjury: ,whose place of residence at the time of death was 6824 S. Perry, Apt. 1 E (address) died October 20 Chicago Cook IL 60621 (city) (county) (state) (zip) ,2014 ,at Chicago IL (city) 2. The approximate value of the estate in this state is: '.. _ e~rsan~+,_ $ Cause of Action for Wrongful Death ~ leaving no will. (state) An;~u~A p~~n~~±2p F~`om ikeu~ fi. ~irdt. ~~;:4 -Q- ~ -Q- 3. The names and post-office addresses of decedent's heirs are set forth on Exhibit A and made a part of this petition. (Indicate tie relationship and whet%~er an hear is a minor o~• disabled persr~n:) ~ '' 4. The names and post-office addresses of persons who are entitled to nominate and/or administer in preference to (P) or equally with(E)petitioner are set forth on Exhibit A of this petition. If none, so state: .._.Equal 5. Petitioner is a natural mother a resident of Illinois to act) as administrator. of decedent and is legally qualified to act(or to nominate *6 The name and post-office address of the personal fiduciary designated to act during independent administration for each heir, who is a minor or disabled person, are shown on Exhibit A of this petition. Petitioner asks that Letters of Administration issue to the following person(s), qualified and willing to act: Name TINA HUNTER Post-Office Address 1415 S. Central Park, Unit lA, Chicago, IL 60623 r i~ ~l ~1 Atty. No. 11228 Atty. Name: Edward Y. Lau Firm Name: Law Office of Edward Y. Lau Address: 30 N: LaSalle St., #3200 City/State/Zip: Chicago, IL 60602 Telephone: (312) 346-1155 Ih~I ~ , ~t%1~ ~~~ Address: City/State/Zip: Telephone: 8 Atty. Certification ~"'Zc~~~e~,~~~~ ~~~ If a consul or consular agent is to be notified, name country: n/a *If supervised administation is requested, so state and strike Paragraph 6. DOROTHY BROWN,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS ESTATE OF LeQuan McDonald Deceased, EXHIBIT A 3. HEIRS: ~~` a. Tina Hunter 1415 S. Central Park, Unit 1 A Chicago,IL 60623 -mother b. Joseph Weaks -father ~ ~ Aurora,Ii, 60504 4. 6. FIDUCIARY: c. -sister -minor(age 14) a. Joseph Weaks 772 Four Seasons Blvd. Aurora,IL 60504 -father - (E) Debra Dyer-Webster DCFS Guardian Legal Guardian of 17 IV. State Street, 7th Floor Chicago,IL 60602 3303 (7/08/10) CCC N003 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUN TY,1LL1nOIS , ESTATE OF LaQUAN McDONALD, decea sed ~~~~' v. No. 14 P 7092 a/Wa LeQuan McDonald __ NOTICE OF MOTION z~zo~5 To: See attached Service List Un February 23 2015 at a.m ' p.m. or as soon thereafter as counsel 10 a.m. may be heard, I shall appear before the Honora ble ~Udge PreSldlilg or any Judge sitting in that Judge's stead, in the courtroom usually occupi ed by him/her, Located at Courtroom 1801, Richard J. Daley Center, Chica go, IL ___ ___ _, Illinois, and present the attached Amended Petition For Letter s of Administration Name Edward Y. Lau Atty. No. 11228 Pro Se 99500 adaress 30 N. LaSalle St., #3200 attorney for Petitioner -Tina Hunter '. Tcici;tz.;~er f;i~~:~,?4b-1~~55 '•;~ ~. ❑ PROOF OF SERVICE BY DELIVERY i, ,Qthe attorney Qnon-attorney certify that on the day of Y'served this notice by delivering a copy personally to each person to whom it is directed. Date , Signature/Certification ❑ PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL I~ Edward Y. Lau ~❑the ,, attorney Qnon-attorney certify that I served a copy to each person on the Service List (address on envelope) and depositing the same in the U.S. Mail at 30 N. LaSalle St., Chicag o, IL 60602 at 4 P•m• dp. 'm: on the this notice by mailing at their respective address (place of mailing) 23 day of January 2015 ,_ Hate Jan ary ,with proper postage prepaid. 23 ~ 2015 S' nature ertification ❑ PROOF OF ELECTRONIC SERVICE (wHEUE rERMiss[sLE) I, Qthe attorney Qnon-attorney certify that on the day of I served this notice electronically ❑via the Clerk's Office E-tiling system, or0by tetefax transmission ~_ pages) with consent of the recipient where permissible under III. Sup Ct. R.11, at fax no. , at a.m./p.m.,from (Place) Date Signature/Certification NOTE: Ifmore than une person is served by deliver ur y mail,additional proof of service may be made by attaching an additional sheet to this Notice of Motion. DOROTHY BROWN,CLERK Or THE CIRCU IT COURT OT COOK COUNTY,ILLIN ORIGINAL -COURT FILE OIS SERVICE LIST Mr. Joseph Weaks 772 Four Seasons Blvd. Aurora,IL 60504 '' 'as i:,egai~~uardian of , a rri~raor IL Department of Children and Family Services 17 N. State Street, 7th Floor Chicago,IL 60602. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS COUNTY IkEPAItTMENT -PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF: ) LaQuan McDonald, a/k/a LeQuan McDonald ) NO. ) ) Deceased. 14 P 7092 1 ~Z p8 AFFIDAVIT OF HEIRSHIP I, TI1~A HUNTER,being firs duly sworn, on oath states: 1. Y~ .;: _i... 6 2015 c~~a oax ~ ~•~ The decedent, LeQauanMcDonald ,died at Chicago, Illinois on October 20,2014, at the age of 17 years. 2. I am of legal age. I reside at 1415 S. Central Park, Unit lA, Chicago,IL 60623. I am the natural mother of the decedent and have personal knowledge ofthe decedent's heirship. 3. The decedent was never married. 4. The decedent had no children bozn by him and no children were adopted by him during his life. 5. No child born by the decedent predeceased the decedent. 6. The Decedent's father is Joseph Weaks. 7. The Decedent's biological mother and father were never married. 8. The two children born by the Decedent's mother during her life were as follows: a. LeQuan McDonald -Decedent -minor(age 14) b. 3 The Decedent's mother adopted no children during her life. 1 1 9. The two children born by the Decedent's father during his life were as follows: a. LeQuan McDonald -Decedent -minor(agt l 4 b. The Decedents father adopted no children durinu his life. 7. Based on the foregoing, the decedent left surviving as his only heirs the following persons, who survived the Decedent: a. Tina Hunter 1415 S. Central Park, Unit lA Chicago, IL 60623 - Mother b. Joseph Weaks - Father 772 Four Seasons Blvd. Aurora, IL 60504 sister -minor•(age 14) c. ~° I, Tina Hunter certify under oath that the foregoing allegations are true and correct and based on my personal knowledge. \ EDWARD Y. LAU - #11228 Attorney for Tina Hunter 30 N.LaSalle St. Suite 3200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312)346-1155 Tina Hunter Subscribed and sworn to before me this ~a~ day of December, 2014. ~~--d~tt~C.o~~ Notary Public 2 OFFICIAL Ski. laU7RA GOI~N11~0 -s~~~of ~unrais Nor~v ~nrcaoKo~nm~ f ❑ ~(~Q4 Supervised ❑ 1004 Jury ❑ 0005 Independent ❑ 1005 Jury Petition For Letters Of Adminiskration (Rev. 09!06/13) CCP 0302 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS '. Estate of No. LAQUAN McDONALD 1, ~~~~.a~.~h ~ Deceased a/k/a LeQuan McDonald AMENDED 2 ~ 1 p -- PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATiO TINA HUNTER LaQuan McDonald, ask/a 6824 S. Perry, Apt. 1 E ~~,~v~No~~Y FEg OR~~•NG~~Q~►~ ,states u tl~~~~~ LeQuan r'IcDonald ,whose place of resid Chicago (a3dress) area October 20 ,624't9 ce at the time of death was Cook (ciey} (county) ,2014 ,at Chicago perjury: IL 60621 (state) (zip) IL (city) leaving no will. (state) 2. The approximate value of the estate in this state is: Per-~uentrt $ Cause of Action for Wrongful Death .. ~r~~ua~ Ircam. ~'rorn ~ieai Y;stasr~ Ift :~? $ -0.. $ . -Q^ 3. The names and post-office addresses of decedent's heirs are set forth on Exhibit A and made a part of this petition. (indicate the relationship and v~~hether an heir 2~ a minor or disabled Vie:son.) 4. The names and post-office addresses of persons who are entitled to nominate and/or administe r in preference to (P) or equally with(E)petitioner are set forth on Exhibit A of this petition. If none, so state: Equal 5. Peritioner is a natural mother a resident of Illinois to act) as adminiskrator. of decedent and is legally qualified to act(or to nomi~►ate *6 The name and post-office address of the personal fiduciary designated to act during independent administration for each heir, who is a minor or disabled person, are shown on Exhibik A of this petition. Petitioner asks that Letters of Admfnistration issue to the following person(s) qualified , and willing to act: Name TINA HUNTER Post-Office Address 1415 S. Central Park, Unit IA, Chicago, IL 60623 At~y. No. 11228 Atty. Name: Edward Y. Lau Firm Name: Law Office of Edward Y. Lau Aaaress: 30 N. LaSalle St., #3200 City/StatelZip: Chicago, IL 60602 Telephone: (312)346-1155 ~ .. Petitioner 1415 S. Central Park,#1A City/State/ZiP: Chicago, IL 60623 Te~ephone: 872-444-1021 Address: ~ `- Atty. Certification "~~~ :' •' If a consul or consular agent is to be notified, name country: n/a *[f supervised adminiskat~on is requested, so state and strike Paragraph 6. DOROTHY BROWN,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK CO~UNTY,ILLINO IS '~l ESTA~'i~ OF LeQuan McDonald Deceased, EXHIBIT A 3. HEIRS: a. Tina Hunter 1415 S. Central Park, Unit lA Chicago,IL 60623 b. Joseph Weaks 772 Four Seasons Blvd. ~'~~a~uYa,iL {~~95(~4 4. 6. FIDUCIARY: - mother father c. - sister -minor(age 14) a. Joseph Weaks 772 Four Seasons Blvd. Aurora,IL 60504 - father - (E) Debra Dyer-Webster DCFS Guardian Legal Guardian of 17 N. State Street, 7th Floor Chicago,IL 60602 t~~'`l v ~ 4103 Order Declaring Heirship (Rev. 09/06/13) CCP 0305 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT-PROBATE DIVISION Estate of No. 14 P 7092 LaQuan McDonald Deceased ORDER DECLARING HEIRSHIP After considering evidence concerning heirship, the court declares that the following are the only heirs of the decedent• 1. Tina Hunter 1415 S. Central Park, Unit lA Chicago,IL 60623 -Mother 2. Joseph Weaks 772 Four Seasons Blvd. Aurora,IL 60504 -Father 3. , aminor -Sister ~;.'o: Ms. Debra Dyer-Webster, as Legal Guardian of IL Department of Children and Family Services 17 N. State Street, 7th Floor Chicago,IL 60602 ENTER: ~y7 J dge Judge's No. A~,,.No. 11228 At e. Name: Edward Y. Lau Firm Name: Law Office of Edward Y. Lau 30 N. LaSalle St., #3200 ~;~,,zip: Chicago, IL 60602 Telephone: 312-346-1155 ~~ ~ ~ Address: Aasac. Jude ~c~~~~ ~;~k'~~~n ~ ~,~ DOROTHY BROWN,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS i 4159 Oath and Bond of Representcative -Surety (Rev. 09/06/13) CCP 0312 ~~ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - PROBATE DIVISION Estate of No. 14 P 7 O 9 2 LaQuan McDonal~ .. ~ ~ ,` `~ OATH AND BOND OF REPRESENTATIVE -SURETY I~ TINA HUNTER , on oath state that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of representative. I and the undersigned sureties jointly and severally bind ourselves to the People of the State of Illinois to the faithful discharge of those duties. The obligation of this bond is limited to $ ~ ,500.~~ as IYe esentative and Principal Address 1415 S. Central Park, #1A Chicago, IL 60623: ~ ~~ Judge's No. dge as surety Address .~ ~,.~~ ~ Oh i a By Attorne~n fact or Agent FCC 23 2015 Assoc. dodge Susan Coleman as surety 174 Address Atty.lvo.: ~ 1223 Name: Edward Y. Lau Firm Name: Law Office of Edward Y. Lau Atty. for Representative: Tina Hunfi~r Address: 30 N. LaSalle St., #3200 City/State/Zip: Chicago, IL 60602 Telephone: (312)346-1155 ,..~ l~Al~t GQRONIIDO NOTARX PUSUC - ~YATE OF'N.I.~1ptS ~r ea~ss~av ~~s,o~~t~~t~ Signed and sworn to before me by t e representative on (Clerk of Circuit Court) (Notary Public) *First name of principal must be written in full. DOROTHY BROWN,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS (2iz4ios> ccc oo~ ~ o~aer Ili T CIRCLII~'CURT OF COOK C()UNTI',ILg,~N~IS ~ ~l0 No. _l__L ~~r ~~ ~ ~ ~~ . ~,~ ~/, ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~;,~. ~` G'~ ~~ ~ ,~ l~ ~'' .,~ ~~ r / l~ s Naane: EN~'E~D: ~ ;.~' Atty. for: SCR ~ ~ Z~~'~ 9 ~~~. ~~+~~~~'~~~~ ,,., ~.~;~a~sd 1)a$etio Address: ~~ ~ ~ ~~ City/State/ ~'elePhoney ~!~ OQ. ~~`'~ `~ rc} ~ "r DO~ZOTT~'BItO'~i'N, CITE _ ~ ~' Judge ~—~— ,~J ~ ~ Judge's lvo~ ~~ OF ~'1~E CIRCUIT'COURT OF C06~IZ C~UI~T'~',ILL,II~ICDIS Proba'~e Division Cover Sheet (Rev.03/21/14) CCP 0199 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT,PROBATE DIVISION In re the Estate of .. No. , ~~~ '. ~. :. LaQuan McDonaBd ., _ PROBATE DIVISION COVER SHEET A Probate Division Cover Sheet shall be filed with the initial petition in all actions filed in the Probate Division. The information contained herein is for clerical purposes only. Please check the box in front of the appropriate category which best characterizes your action being filed. Guardianship for Disabled Person 0001 0002 Guardianship for Minor ❑ Person ❑ Estate ..00!`3.. ~ Esta*P. anc'-P~rso:+ 0019 d Elder Abuse ~~; 0005 OU14 0006 0018 ❑ Person ❑ Estate ~;'.3 Ci Estate aid F~rs~.ri' ❑ Supervised Administration D Independent Administration ❑ Summary Administration ❑ Letters ofAdministration to Collect ❑ Miscellaneous Probate Action (Decedent) .~ "^'~`c c> ~.~ ~ ~~ c~ .~ ~,,,,.. :~"`~ ~~... ~;. "~~:~ ~~~ Probate ofDecedent s Estate - W'~H~?„~ ~~~ Probate of Decedent's Estate -Intestate 0004 0011 0012 ~,, r ~. Q~~ ...~. 0007 0008 Q Supervised Executor ~o,.. ~ ❑ Independent Executor 0015 ❑ Summary Executor ❑ Will Annexed -Supervised Administration ❑ Will Annexed -Independent Administration 0009 0010 Other 0016 ❑ Sell or Transfer Structured Settlement By: Service via email will be accepted at: ~ ~ 228 ❑ Pro Se 99500 Edward Y. Lau Name: Acv.for: Petitioner -Tina Hunter Address: 30 N. LaSalle St., #3200 City/State/Zip Code: Chicago, IL 60602 Telephone: 9312)346-1155 I~ Atty. No.: by consent pursuant to Ill. Sup. Court Rules 11 and 131. DOROTHY BROWN,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS Page 1 of 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Tuesday, March 31, 2015 2:12 PM Rottner, Jennifer E.;Rountree, Janey;Rasmas, Chloe Maloney, Martin Re: FOIA-COB Today thanks  From: Rottner, Jennifer E.   Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 12:40 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe  Cc: Maloney, Martin  Subject: FOIA‐COB Today      This will go out at COB today. It will be a denial letter that we have sent out previously to many media outlets. Let me know if there are any issues/concerns. Thanks! 15-1433 (Gaynor Hall-WGN) Requesting access or copies of any police video related to the shooting of Laquan McDonald on Oct 20, 2014 near the 1400 block of South Pulaski Road (see denial letter attached). Jennifer Rottner Assistant Director Office of News Affairs 312-745-6110 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Platt, Thomas Tuesday, March 31, 2015 2:59 PM Goodmann, Daniel Letters of office and order apptg executor ORDER APPOINTING.pdf; LETTERS OF OFFICE.pdf     Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    1 L['T]IERS OF OÞ-FIC E- I)t'CEDEN'f ffiRtffitruAtu 'S BSTATE (Rev. 12/23103) CCP 04 I5 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNT'Y DEPART'MENI" PROBATE DIVISION Estate of ì LaQuan McDONALD o...n,.u z0t4 p 0070s2 No. ,f, ï:" t LETTERS OFOFFICE - DECEDENT'S ESTATE TIÌ{A HUIqTER Independent has bcen appointed Administrator of the estate ol' LaQuan McDONALD rvho _ , died Mondavo October 20,2014 estate of the decedent and to do . and is authorized to to takc possession dcceased, of and collect thc all acts required by lalv. wITNESS, February 23,2015 _ _ _ Dorothy Brown ,ÐAL Clerk of the Circuit Court è CERTIFICATE I certify that this is a copy of the ìetters of office now in force in this estate. DLB DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THB CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS Order Appointing Representative of Decedent's Estate - (Rev. 09/06/13) CCP 0314 Intestate l¡,{ THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY' ru.I-INOtS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - PITOBATE DIVISION ESTÁ.TE OF t ." L4 P losz LaQuan McDonald Deceased H ORDER. APPOINTIN G R-EPRESENTATIVE OF DECEDENT'S EST^A.TE . II{T'ESTATE On the verified petition o1 Tina HUntef for issuance of letters of offîce, I'I IS ORÐBRBD that: l. Legers or office as lndependent Administrator A 4ß2 (supervised t ¿Z¿g (supervised issuero adlninistrator) administrator to collect) LJ 4237 (supcrvised administrator de bonis A CZZI (supervised co-administrators) non) 3 ø E I qZU (indeperxlent administrator to collect) 4230 (indepenrlent administrator) ¿Zle (indepenrlent administraror de bonis non) EZSI (independent co-administrators) TINA HUNTER z- This maLter is seË for case srarus or iVUt"r"f),9.? \J 2oL6 ar t0 a.rD.. ffiffi$Tf,ffiffiffinÐ Art-v.I{o.: 11228 Name: Edward Y. Lau FirmName: Law Ofiice of Edward y. tau Atty. forRepresentative: Tina Hunter Address:30 N. LaSalle St., #3200 Ff;B 23 ?trs As$oc. Jurlgo Susan Golcft¡aru Judge 'fl7,dl Judge's No. at,rrSru, relephone: 9-912) 346-1 155 n'Strike if not applicable DOROTHY BROWT{, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Rottner, Jennifer E. Tuesday, March 31, 2015 4:29 PM Rountree, Janey;Collins, Adam;Rasmas, Chloe Maloney, Martin RE: FOIA-COB Today 15-1672 - Novak, Sun-Times - IAD - All Cases Currently Under Investigation.doc Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed This is being sent to OLA for approval. It will be a denial letter (see attached). 15-1672 (Tim Novak-Sun Times) Requester is asking for all cases under investigation by IAD. From: Rottner, Jennifer E. Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 12:41 PM To: 'Rountree, Janey'; Collins, Adam; 'Rasmas, Chloe' Cc: Maloney, Martin Subject: FOIA-COB Today This will go out at COB today. It will be a denial letter that we have sent out previously to many media outlets. Let me know if there are any issues/concerns. Thanks! 15-1433 (Gaynor Hall-WGN) Requesting access or copies of any police video related to the shooting of Laquan McDonald on Oct 20, 2014 near the 1400 block of South Pulaski Road (see denial letter attached). Jennifer Rottner Assistant Director Office of News Affairs 312-745-6110 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Platt, Thomas Wednesday, April 01, 2015 8:34 AM Laura Coronado Michael Robbins;neslundlaw RE: McDonald - Probate documents Release form.pdf Dear Mike Robbins:    Attached is the Release and Settlement agreement.    From: Laura Coronado [mailto:lcoronado@lawmdr.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 2:40 PM To: Platt, Thomas Cc: Michael Robbins; neslundlaw Subject: McDonald - Probate documents   Dear Mr. Platt,    Attached please find the Order Appointing Representative as well as the Letters of Office.    Thank you,    Laura Coronado  Assistant to Michael D. Robbins  Michael D. Robbins & Associates  20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3710  Chicago, IL 60606  (312) 899‐8000  Fax: (312) 781‐9123  lcoronado@lawmdr.com  www.lawmdr.com    This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information.  If you are not the intended recipient, please do not  read, distribute or reproduce this email.  If you believe that you have received this email in error, immediately notify  Michael D. Robbins & Associates at the phone number provided above and delete this email from your system.    1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Platt, Thomas Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:26 AM Darling, Leslie;Dominguez, Patricia finance memo, McDonald McDonald LaQuan council_Memo.doc     Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Goodmann, Daniel Wednesday, April 01, 2015 4:53 PM Platt, Thomas RE: Probate documents Thanks.    Daniel J. Goodmann, CSSC  Managing Director ‐ Structured Settlements Mesirow Financial  353 North Clark Street  Chicago, IL  60654  (312) 595‐7055 ‐ Direct Line  (877) 772‐4436 ‐ Toll Free  (312) 595‐6736 ‐ Desktop Fax  (312) 595‐4440 ‐ Office Fax  (312) 543‐1834 ‐  iPhone  dgoodmann@mesirowfinancial.com        ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Platt, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Platt@cityofchicago.org]  Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 4:52 PM  To: Goodmann, Daniel  Subject: RE: Probate documents    Should be able to do so.    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Goodmann, Daniel [mailto:DGoodmann@mesirowfinancial.com]  Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 4:07 PM  To: Platt, Thomas  Cc: Real, Elizabeth  Subject: RE: Probate documents  Importance: High    If possible, I believe the following language should be added to paragraph 6 of your document;    The Estate of LaQuan McDonald may structure a portion of the above amount for the benefit of  , a minor,  and Tina Hunter.  The structured settlement funds shall comply with IRC Sec. 104 (a)(2) and IRC Sec. 130 (c).  An  addendum to this Release and Settlement Agreement shall be executed by all parties and the City of Chicago agrees to  fund the structured settlement portion(s) as necessary to comply with the above IRC sections by way of a "qualified  assignment and release".  Any such assignment, if made, shall be accepted by the the Estate of LaQuan McDonald  without right of rejection and shall completely release and discharge the City of Chicago from the Periodic Payments  obligation assigned to the Assignee.  The Estate of LaQuan McDonald recognizes that, in the event of such an  assignment, the Assignee shall be the sole obligor with respect to the Periodic Payments obligation, and that all other  releases with respect to the Periodic Payments obligation that pertain to the liability of the City of Chicago shall  1 thereupon become final, irrevocable and absolute.  All sums set forth herein constitute damages on account of personal  physical injuries or sickness, within the meaning of Section 104(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.   Daniel J. Goodmann, CSSC  Managing Director ‐ Structured Settlements Mesirow Financial  353 North Clark Street  Chicago, IL  60654  (312) 595‐7055 ‐ Direct Line  (877) 772‐4436 ‐ Toll Free  (312) 595‐6736 ‐ Desktop Fax  (312) 595‐4440 ‐ Office Fax  (312) 543‐1834 ‐  iPhone  dgoodmann@mesirowfinancial.com        ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Platt, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Platt@cityofchicago.org]  Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 3:43 PM  To: Goodmann, Daniel  Subject: RE: Probate documents    I attached a draft release. Plaintiff is seeking to change some of the terms.    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Goodmann, Daniel [mailto:DGoodmann@mesirowfinancial.com]  Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 2:11 PM  To: Platt, Thomas  Subject: RE: Probate documents    Tom:    Did you happen to have a draft release done on this yet?  This is the addendum language I would need to fill in once we  have a plan in place.  Thoughts?    Dan    Daniel J. Goodmann, CSSC  Managing Director ‐ Structured Settlements Mesirow Financial  353 North Clark Street  Chicago, IL  60654  (312) 595‐7055 ‐ Direct Line  (877) 772‐4436 ‐ Toll Free  (312) 595‐6736 ‐ Desktop Fax  (312) 595‐4440 ‐ Office Fax  (312) 543‐1834 ‐  iPhone  dgoodmann@mesirowfinancial.com        ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Platt, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Platt@cityofchicago.org]  2 Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:54 AM  To: Goodmann, Daniel  Subject: Re: Probate documents    Hope to send it later today.  ________________________________________  From: Goodmann, Daniel   Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 6:43:45 PM  To: Platt, Thomas  Subject: Re: Probate documents    Whenever possible, send my your release template and I'll insert the language needed. Thanks.    Daniel J Goodmann  Managing Director  (312) 595‐7055 Office  (312) 543‐1834 Cell  Sent from my iPhone    > On Mar 30, 2015, at 5:38 PM, Platt, Thomas  wrote:  >  > Attached is the probate file  >  > Thomas J. Platt  > Deputy Corporation Counsel  > Federal Civil Rights Division  > 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  > Chicago, Illinois 60602  > 312‐744‐4833  >  > This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  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From: Rountree, Janey [mailto:Janey.Rountree@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 9:52 AM To: Hirsch, Steven; Collins, Adam; Ando, Scott; Merritt, Larry Subject: RE: Information about IPRA Case Outcomes.doc Thanks Steve    From: Hirsch, Steven [mailto:steven.hirsch@iprachicago.org] Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 9:12 AM To: Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Ando, Scott; Merritt, Larry Subject: FW: Information about IPRA Case Outcomes.doc I apologize the previous email was sent prematurely and contains errors. The below copy corrected same. From: Hirsch, Steven Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 9:04 AM To: Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Ando, Scott; Merritt, Larry Cc: Henry, Vance Subject: RE: Information about IPRA Case Outcomes.doc Corrected Version [Steven Hirsch] Adam: I just want to update everyone on Larry and my recent conversation with you, as I know time is of the essence in getting this out. Based upon our discussion, you now understand how the numbers do add up correctly. However, based upon your excellent suggestion, we will slightly modify the narrative accompanying the statistics, so the reader will better understand that front end number, based upon a calendar year compilation, cannot be compared with back end closed investigations that may transcend multiple years. We should have this to you very shortly. Thanks, Steve 1 From: Collins, Adam [mailto:Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 10:09 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Ando, Scott; Merritt, Larry; Hirsch, Steven Cc: Henry, Vance Subject: Re: Information about IPRA Case Outcomes.doc I took a look through this, and think it's really good. I made some small tweaks on the first page.    I do have a question about the data on the last page, because it doesn't add up ‐ or maybe I'm reading it  wrong    Right now I read it as:    6,257 (total complaints) = 1,667 (retained by IPRA) + 4,590 (transferred to CPD( + 464 (w/o affidavit) + 384 (for Taser discharge)    First, those numbers don't add up     Then later it says 918 was the number with an affidavit investigated by IPRA, but I don’t understand where the 918 figures comes from out of the above data points.      From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 4:42 PM  To: Ando, Scott; Merritt, Larry; Hirsch, Steven  Cc: Collins, Adam; Henry, Vance  Subject: RE: Information about IPRA Case Outcomes.doc      I’m good with these changes. Adam, do you want to read before I send to the Community Renewal Society?  I’ll likely  hold until tomorrow.  Janey     From: Ando, Scott [mailto:Scott.Ando@iprachicago.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 4:13 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Merritt, Larry; Hirsch, Steven Cc: Collins, Adam; Henry, Vance Subject: RE: Information about IPRA Case Outcomes.doc     Here you go. You’ll see the answers and additions we made via track changes.    Scott M. Ando     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally  privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for  delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying  of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the  individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.     From: Rountree, Janey [mailto:Janey.Rountree@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 3:35 PM 2 To: Merritt, Larry; Hirsch, Steven; Ando, Scott Cc: Collins, Adam; Henry, Vance Subject: Re: Information about IPRA Case Outcomes.doc     Scott, Steve and Larry ‐ just checking to make sure you got this note earlier today.   Thanks   From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 11:51:41 AM  To: 'larry.merritt@iprachicago.org'; Hirsch, Steven; Ando, Scott  Cc: Adam Collins (adam.collins@cityofchicago.org); Henry, Vance (Vance.Henry@chicagopolice.org)  Subject: Information about IPRA Case Outcomes.doc     Hi all,     Last week the Community Renewal Society protested at city hall, and as a result, we agreed to a meeting with the Mayor  on Saturday morning at 9 am. It should be on Scott and Larry’s calendar.  Even though they met with you before, they  continue to push the 2% sustain rate and are now also arguing that IPRA should investigate cases where no affidavit was  signed.  I agreed to send them some data on the sustain rate in advance of the meeting.  Will you carefully review the  fact sheet attached here and fill in the few data holes? This is mostly comprised of statements we’ve made before,  though I had to change the format and context since we’re not answering specific press questions.  I’d like to get them  something by tomorrow morning.      Also, I have some edits from the law dept to the FAQ/Ando letter doc. I will get you the final later today.     Thanks  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Breymaier, Shannon Friday, April 03, 2015 11:33 AM Higgins, Jessica Quinn, Kelley Planning doc planning doc upcoming stories 4.8 thru 6.1.15.doc Jess – Here’s what we’ve got so far – I’ll send more if and when we get anything else. Thanks! Shannon Shannon Breymaier O: 312-744-9045 C: Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Collins, Adam Friday, April 03, 2015 10:29 AM Breymaier, Shannon;Quinn, Kelley;Cooper, Tarrah Re: planning document planning doc upcoming stories 4.8 thru 6.1.15 ac.doc See attached  From: Breymaier, Shannon  Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 10:10 PM  To: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Cooper, Tarrah  Subject: Re: planning document      Can you please look at the doc and let me know what needs to be added? I have many of these included already. And  also include possible dates, even if fuzzy?  Thanks.   From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 10:05:48 PM  To: Breymaier, Shannon; Quinn, Kelley; Cooper, Tarrah  Subject: Re: planning document      Theses are FOIAs and beyond - CPD: ST/Frank Main: Access to counsel - CPD: WBEZ/Susie An, Chicago Reader/Jonah Newman: Hom Sq - CPD: CT/Jeremy Gorner: Police discipline    - CPD: WBEZ/Patrick Smith: Criminal registration - CPD: Several: McDonald - CPD: Chicago Reader/Ade Emmanuel: Mental health response - CPD: CT/Steve Schmadeke: Kevin Fry - CPD: Chicago Magazine/David Bernstein: Garry - CPD/CPS: Catalyst/Sarah Karp: Crime/arrests in schools - CPD: ST/Tim Novak: Guevara/Koschman - ST/Tim Novak: People's Gas - ST/Tim Novak: Navy Pier concessionaire - CPD: Contact cards - CFD: Test results POSSIBLE - CPD: CT/Jeremy Gorner, WBEZ/Katie O'Brien: Police deployment       From: Breymaier, Shannon  Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 6:09 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Cooper, Tarrah; Collins, Adam  Subject: planning document      1 Here is my first stab at our planning document – please take a look and see if there is anything in here that needs to be tweaked (Adam, please take a close look at the CPD FOIA stuff). Additionally, I’m happy to incorporate anything else you all have – send it on over and I can add it.  Thanks,  Shannon    Shannon Breymaier  O: 312-744-9045 C: Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org       This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Fischler, Matt Friday, April 03, 2015 5:31 PM Rountree, Janey Re: Public Safety April and May.doc Public Safety April and May (mf edits).doc additional items in the attached      From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 5:14 PM  To: Fischler, Matt  Subject: Public Safety April and May.doc           This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Rountree, Janey Friday, April 03, 2015 6:09 PM Adam Collins (adam.collins@cityofchicago.org) FW: Public Safety April and Mayv2.doc Public Safety April and Mayv2.doc Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Meant to copy you on this    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 5:36 PM To: Higgins, Jessica Subject: Public Safety April and Mayv2.doc     1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Darling, Leslie Monday, April 06, 2015 12:29 PM Dominguez, Patricia FW: McDonald revised finance memo McDonald LaQuan council_Memo.doc     From: Platt, Thomas Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 9:02 PM To: Darling, Leslie Cc: Dominguez, Patricia Subject: McDonald revised finance memo Dear Leslie, Thomas Platt, Deputy Federal Civil Rights Division 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900 Chicago, Illinois 60602 312-744-4833 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 ,•om: Sent: To: S~,bject: Platt, Thomas Tuesday, April 07, 2015 8:14 AM Michael Robbins Re; Mcbonald Agreement ofthe video after council approval..If you have l .will call you today, However, we discuss maintaining confidentiality . I tivill.inquire about par 7. Par 8 can.be alternative language which complies with _our understanding, please forward included. I have to insist. on 9. changed.. Please note that Goodman tia.s since sent me a par he wants From: Michael. Robbins Sent: Monday; April 6; 2015 7;28 25:PM` To:: Platt, Thomas Cc: neslundlaw. . Subject: McDonald Agreement ~OITI, We have triet with the family and rev ev~ied the drab release and settlement agreem~n~: We have the following issues and concerns. Pai-agraph:5.; Confideritialt entialty of the As we indicated -when vcve met, we have no problem maintaining the corifd l. fact and terms of a settlement, until it is presented to the City Counci sure of t:~ie video We do not agree however, and would riot acknowledge that the disela ial charges would have an.adverse impact on the criminal investigation or any potent y,o£ may be brought. The provision as drafted, that we maintain tl~~ confidentialit that s axe concluded, the materials =principally the dash cam-video -until the criminal charge could be in effect for ears; is entirely unreasonable. Nor was atty such broad which sweeping; eonfidentia~ity provision discussed during our meetings. ion would very Additionally, the imposition of such an overly broad confidentially provis likely create a taxable event, which the estate is unwilling to incur. Paragraph 7. Must s}~~cify that the settlement will b~ presented 1lpril 2. upon. 15, 2015,'as agreed. n Paragraph $. The settlement check must Ue made payable to the Estate of LaQau 3. ated by ~~cDonald and its attorneys. There are no lien Holders, and any entity design e Estate to process a structured settlement would need to be approved by tike probat court, and cannot be a payee on the settlement check. 4. Paragraph 9. Tl1e .Estate is unwilling; to indemnify the City against t11e undefined, openended, claims,losses, fees etc. referenced in this paragraph. Please call me tomorrow. Mike Mief~ael D; Robbins Michael D. Robbins'& Associates ~~ ~ 20~North~Vl/ae~er Dr. Suite 3710 Chieag~;IL 6060b 312/899=80Q0` mdcobbinsPa,lawindr,00m This email nay contain privileged pnd/or confidential information, if you ace not the:intended recipient,,plepse do n.at read; distribute or reproduce this. email. !f you believe that you have received this email in error, immedlate(y~ notify Michael D. Robbins & Associates pt the.piione numGer provided above.and delete the emailfrom yoursystem z From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Holden, John Tuesday, April 07, 2015 9:36 AM Platt, Thomas Darling, Leslie FW: LM TPs McDonald LaQuan Talking Points.doc      From: Holden, John Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 5:53 PM To: Darling, Leslie Subject: LM TPs   Hi Leslie –                Have a good holiday.    John    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Platt, Thomas Tuesday, April 07, 2015 5:11 PM neslundlaw@yahoo.com Goodman's propose addition for release See his note below. Let me know if this is objectionable. I have a call into him now.     ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Goodmann, Daniel [mailto:DGoodmann@mesirowfinancial.com]   Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 4:07 PM  To: Platt, Thomas  Cc: Real, Elizabeth  Subject: RE: Probate documents  Importance: High    If possible, I believe the following language should be added to paragraph 6 of your document;    The Estate of LaQuan McDonald may structure a portion of the above amount for the benefit of  , a minor,  and Tina Hunter.  The structured settlement funds shall comply with IRC Sec. 104 (a)(2) and IRC Sec. 130 (c).  An  addendum to this Release and Settlement Agreement shall be executed by all parties and the City of Chicago agrees to  fund the structured settlement portion(s) as necessary to comply with the above IRC sections by way of a "qualified  assignment and release".  Any such assignment, if made, shall be accepted by the the Estate of LaQuan McDonald  without right of rejection and shall completely release and discharge the City of Chicago from the Periodic Payments  obligation assigned to the Assignee.  The Estate of LaQuan McDonald recognizes that, in the event of such an  assignment, the Assignee shall be the sole obligor with respect to the Periodic Payments obligation, and that all other  releases with respect to the Periodic Payments obligation that pertain to the liability of the City of Chicago shall  thereupon become final, irrevocable and absolute.  All sums set forth herein constitute damages on account of personal  physical injuries or sickness, within the meaning of Section 104(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.   Daniel J. Goodmann, CSSC  Managing Director ‐ Structured Settlements Mesirow Financial  353 North Clark Street  Chicago, IL  60654  (312) 595‐7055 ‐ Direct Line  (877) 772‐4436 ‐ Toll Free  (312) 595‐6736 ‐ Desktop Fax  (312) 595‐4440 ‐ Office Fax  (312) 543‐1834 ‐  iPhone  dgoodmann@mesirowfinancial.com        ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Platt, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Platt@cityofchicago.org]  Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 3:43 PM  To: Goodmann, Daniel  Subject: RE: Probate documents    1 I attached a draft release. Plaintiff is seeking to change some of the terms.    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Goodmann, Daniel [mailto:DGoodmann@mesirowfinancial.com]  Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 2:11 PM  To: Platt, Thomas  Subject: RE: Probate documents    Tom:    Did you happen to have a draft release done on this yet?  This is the addendum language I would need to fill in once we  have a plan in place.  Thoughts?    Dan    Daniel J. Goodmann, CSSC  Managing Director ‐ Structured Settlements Mesirow Financial  353 North Clark Street  Chicago, IL  60654  (312) 595‐7055 ‐ Direct Line  (877) 772‐4436 ‐ Toll Free  (312) 595‐6736 ‐ Desktop Fax  (312) 595‐4440 ‐ Office Fax  (312) 543‐1834 ‐  iPhone  dgoodmann@mesirowfinancial.com        ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Platt, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Platt@cityofchicago.org]  Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:54 AM  To: Goodmann, Daniel  Subject: Re: Probate documents    Hope to send it later today.  ________________________________________  From: Goodmann, Daniel   Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 6:43:45 PM  To: Platt, Thomas  Subject: Re: Probate documents    Whenever possible, send my your release template and I'll insert the language needed. Thanks.    Daniel J Goodmann  Managing Director  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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Platt, Thomas Tuesday, April 07, 2015 5:02 PM Holden, John;Darling, Leslie Patton, Stephen Attorney Client Privileged McDonald LaQuan council_Memo 4-7.doc; Q and A McDonald ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED CONFIDENTIAL WORK PRODUC.docx     Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Platt, Thomas Wednesday, April 08, 2015 11:28 AM Goodmann, Daniel RE: mcdonald The Estate of LaQuan McDonald may structure a portion of the above amount for the benefit of  , a minor,  and Tina Hunter.  The structured settlement funds shall comply with IRC Sec. 104 (a)(2) and IRC Sec. 130 (c).  An  addendum to this Release and Settlement Agreement shall be executed by all parties and the City of Chicago agrees to  fund the structured settlement portion(s) as necessary to comply with the above IRC sections by way of a "qualified  assignment and release".  Any such assignment, if made, shall be accepted by the the Estate of LaQuan McDonald  without right of rejection and shall completely release and discharge the City of Chicago from the Periodic Payments  obligation assigned to the Assignee.  The Estate of LaQuan McDonald recognizes that, in the event of such an  assignment, the Assignee shall be the sole obligor with respect to the Periodic Payments obligation, and that all other  releases with respect to the Periodic Payments obligation that pertain to the liability of the City of Chicago shall  thereupon become final, irrevocable and absolute.  All sums set forth herein constitute damages on account of personal  physical injuries or sickness, within the meaning of Section 104(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.     From: Goodmann, Daniel [mailto:DGoodmann@mesirowfinancial.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 11:16 AM To: Platt, Thomas Subject: Re: mcdonald   Send me the language I sent you, if you could. I don't have access to the file until later. Thanks.     Daniel J Goodmann   Managing Director   (312) 595‐7055 Office  (312) 543‐1834 Cell  Sent from my iPhone    On Apr 8, 2015, at 8:59 AM, Platt, Thomas  wrote:  Just tried your cell, but no answer. Give me a call as soon as you can.      Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein  and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient  of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are  hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any  attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the  1 individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and  printout thereof.     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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This is not an offer, or solicitation of any offer to buy or sell any security, investment or other product. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Platt, Thomas Wednesday, April 08, 2015 11:51 AM Michael Robbins neslundlaw RE: McDonald Release form modified on April 8 (2).pdf; Finance Committee Settlement Letter (2015 04-08) 2-Signed.pdf Dear Jeff and Mike,    Attached is the revised release. I modified Par. 8. Also attached is the letter you requested. The no notice of lien  language is in par. 8 of the revised release.    To carry out expedited payment, I will need your FEIN numbers for the  comptroller.    From: Michael Robbins [mailto:mdrobbins@lawmdr.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 10:43 AM To: Platt, Thomas Cc: neslundlaw Subject: RE: McDonald   Tom, In the letter In addition to the statement that the settlement will be presented to the City Council on 4/15/15, also confirm that the City has no notice of any liens against the estate, to date. In the Agreement We need the following language added to Para. 6: All sums payable to the Estate constitute damages on account of personal injuries or sickness within the meaning of Section 104 (a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Para. 8 delete: " …or other designated payees…" As discussed, we cannot commit to a particular structure plan without the approval of the probate court. We will be happy to receive proposed plans from Dan Goodman and present it to the court and the minor's GAL. Mike From: Platt, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Platt@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 9:55 AM To: Michael Robbins Subject: FW: McDonald       From: Platt, Thomas Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 9:45 AM To: neslundlaw@yahoo.com Subject: McDonald   Dear Jeff and Mike    Attached is a modified release which accommodates some of the changes we discussed. Specifically, in par. 5 on p. 3, I  removed the reference to the Estate’s agreement that the release of the materials could interfere or impact the ongoing  criminal investigation. I left in, however, the City’s assertion to that effect.  As to the public release of materials, we  cannot limit this bar to specify any time period, but we will agree to modify this sentence to allow release of the probate  subpoenaed materials if the materials are otherwise publicly available or disclosed or disclosed as required by law or  court order.     I removed the reference in par. 8 to the structure and substituted that the check will be payable to the Estate, its attys  or other designated payee. This is purely an accommodation for the structure agreement. If that is not acceptable to  you, then something has to be worked out with Goodman or we will remove all references to other payees.     In Par. 9, I removed, “on advice of its attorneys,” per your request.     We will provide a letter specifying the City’s commitment to present this to the Finance Committee on Monday, April 13  and full council on April 15, 2015. However, we must have a signed agreement concluded by today.   Call me after you  have had a chance to review.       Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LaQUAN McDONALD also known as LeQUAN McDONALD, deceased, by its Independent Administrator, Tina Hunter v. CITY OF CHICAGO ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 14 P 7092 ) RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Tina Hunter, mother of decedent LaQuan McDonald (also known as LeQuan McDonald), and independent administrator of the Estate of LaQuan McDonald, (hereafter, “the Estate of LaQuan McDonald”), by her attorneys, Jeffrey J. Neslund and Michael D. Robbins and City of Chicago, by its attorney, Stephen R. Patton, Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago, Thomas J. Platt, Deputy Corporation Counsel, herein stipulate and agree to the following: 1. The Estate of LaQuan McDonald 14 P 7092, Circuit Court of Cook County, has brought a claim against City of Chicago and its employee, Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Star 9465, Officer Joseph Walsh, Star 12865, Detective David March, Star 20563, Sergeant Daniel Gallagher, Star 1303, Lieutenant Anthony Wojcik, Star 481, Detective Richard Hagen, Star 20606 and other Chicago Police officers and employees of the City of Chicago arising out of the fatal shooting of LaQuan McDonald on October 20, 2014 for which the Estate of LaQuan McDonald claims damages. 2. City of Chicago denies Estate of LaQuan McDonald’s allegations of wrongdoing and further denies any liability. 3. The parties and their respective attorneys acknowledge that settlement of this claim is not an admission of liability, or of unconstitutional or illegal conduct by or on the part of the City of Chicago of its future, current or former officers, agents and employees, and shall not 1 serve as evidence of any wrongdoing by or on the part of the City of Chicago or its future, current or former officers, agents and employees. The parties and their respective attorneys further acknowledge that settlement is made to avoid the uncertainty of the outcome of any litigation and the expense in time and money of litigation and for the purpose of judicial economy. 4. In consideration of the hereinafter indicated settlement entered pursuant to this Release and Settlement Agreement, and upon advice of counsel, the Estate of LaQuan McDonald agrees not to file any lawsuit, claim or cause of action of any kind at any time in any jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, any claims under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act, the Illinois Survival Act and claims under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against City of Chicago, Officer Jason Van Dyke, Star 9465, Officer Joseph Walsh, Star 12865, Detective David March, Star 20563, Sergeant Daniel Gallagher, Star 1303, Lieutenant Anthony Wojcik, Star 481, Detective Richard Hagen, Star 20606 or of any its current, future or former officers, agents and employees with respect to the incident set forth in paragraph one of this Release and Settlement Agreement except solely in the event that the Chicago City Council rejects the hereinafter indicated settlement, with each party bearing its own costs and attorneys' fees. The Estate of Laquan McDonald agrees it will be required to execute this Release and Settlement agreement prior to the City=s presentation of the settlement agreement to the Chicago City Council and that the Estate of LaQuan McDonald’s offer to settle on these terms shall not be revoked or otherwise repudiated unless the Chicago City Council rejects the settlement agreement. 5. The City of Chicago and Estate of LaQuan McDonald agree that the fact or existence and terms of this settlement agreement, including but not limited to this Release and Settlement Agreement, shall remain confidential until the Chicago City Council approves an ordinance authorizing this agreement. The City of Chicago and Estate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorneys further acknowledge and agree that there is an ongoing criminal investigation by the 2 federal and state authorities of the incident which is the subject of this release and settlement agreement (“incident”), and that potential evidence and materials (“materials”) relating to this investigation and potential criminal charges, were obtained by the Estate of LaQuan McDonald in response to subpoenas issued in the matter of Estate of LaQuan McDonald, 14 P 7092, Circuit Court of Cook County. The City of Chicago submits that release or dissemination of these materials could interfere with and have an adverse impact on the ongoing criminal investigation and potential charges brought with respect to this incident. Estate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorneys therefore agree not to publicly release, disclose or disseminate the materials obtained through subpoenas issued in 14 P 7092 (“materials”), until the completion of the pending criminal investigations and, if criminal charges are brought, the conclusion of such criminal charges by way of plea agreement, trial or dismissal, unless these materials are otherwise publicly disclosed or disclosed as required by law or court order. Estate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorneys agree that they will not make any copies or distribute these materials to any other persons or entities and will provide seven days written notice to the City of Chicago, its attorneys or successors prior to any publication, dissemination of release of the above mentioned materials. 6. Estate of LaQuan McDonald accepts a settlement from defendant, City of Chicago, in the total amount of FIVE MILLION DOLLARS AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($5,000,000.00), inclusive of all costs and attorney’s fees. 7. The City=s obligations pursuant to this Release and Settlement Agreement are conditioned upon approval of the settlement agreement by the Chicago City Council. The City will not be obligated to perform its obligations pursuant to this Release and Settlement Agreement until the following events occur: (1) the City receives a copy of this Release and Settlement Agreement executed by the Estate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorney; (2) the 3 Chicago City Council enacts an ordinance authorizing settlement and payment of the funds agreed upon in this Release and Settlement Agreement. 8. The City agrees to pay plaintiff the total settlement amount as specified in paragraph 5 herein within thirty (30) days of receipt by the Corporation Counsel=s Office of a fully executed settlement agreement, an ordinance of the City Council authorizing the settlement as described in paragraph 6, and any necessary court-entered order in the Circuit Court of Cook County for the disposition of funds, whichever is received latest. This sum shall be payable solely by the City of Chicago, and Estate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorneys agree that they will not seek payment from any source other than the City of Chicago. The settlement check will be made payable to Estate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorneys and any lien claims of which the City has notice. The City states it has no notice of any liens. Subject to court approval, the Estate may designate all or a portion of the funds as damages on account of personal injuries or sickness within the meaning of Section 104 (a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. 9. In consideration of this settlement entered pursuant to this Release and Settlement Agreement, Estate of LaQuan McDonald agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Chicago, and its future, current, or former officers, agents and employees including, but not limited to, Officer Jason Van Dyke, Star 9465, Officer Joseph Walsh, Star 12865, Detective David March, Star 20563, Sergeant Daniel Gallagher, Star 1303, Lieutenant Anthony Wojcik, Star 481 and Detective Richard Hagen, Star 20606 from any claims, losses, damages or expenses, including attorneys= fees and costs, incurred, or which may be incurred, by reason of any lien or any other claim or interest held by any person, entity or corporation against any moneys received or to be received by Estate of LaQuan McDonald under this settlement entered pursuant to this Release and Settlement Agreement. 4 10. Estate of LaQuan McDonald, upon advice of counsel, understands and agrees that in consideration of the settlement entered pursuant to this Release and Settlement Agreement, Estate of LaQuan McDonald does hereby release and forever discharge on behalf of himself and his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, all claims he had or has against Officer Jason Van Dyke, Star 9465, Officer Joseph Walsh, Star 12865, Detective David March, Star 20563, Sergeant Daniel Gallagher, Star 1303, Lieutenant Anthony Wojcik, Star 481 and Detective Richard Hagen, Star 20606 and the City of Chicago, and its future, current or former officers, agents and employees, including but not limited to all claims he had, has, or may have in the future, under local, state, or federal law, arising either directly or indirectly out of the incident which was the basis of this claim and any potential litigation, and that such release and discharge also is applicable to any and all unnamed agents, employees, officers or persons affiliated with the City of of Chicago. 11. This Release and Settlement Agreement and any documents that may be executed under paragraph 13 herein contain the entire agreement between the parties with regard to the settlement of this claim, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, jointly and severally, and the heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors, and assigns of each. 12. This Release and Settlement Agreement is entered into in the State of Illinois and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with its laws. Terms contained herein shall not be construed against a party merely because that party is or was the principal drafter. 13. In entering into this Release and Settlement Agreement, Estate of LaQuan McDonald represents that it has relied upon the advice of its attorney, who is the attorney of its choice, and that the terms of this Release and Settlement Agreement have been interpreted, completely read and explained to the independent administrator by its attorney, and that those 5 terms are fully understood and voluntarily accepted by the Estate of LaQuan McDonald. Estate of LaQuan McDonald also represents and warrants that no other person or entity has or has had any interest in the claims or causes of action referred to herein, that the independent administrator and its attorney have the sole right and exclusive authority to execute this Release and Settlement Agreement and receive the sums specified herein, and that they have not sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed, or otherwise disposed of any of the claims or causes of action referred to herein. 14. All parties agree to cooperate fully and to execute any and all supplementary documents and to take all additional actions which are consistent with and which may be necessary or appropriate to give full force and effect to the basic terms and intent of this Release and Settlement Agreement. ____________________________ Estate of LaQuan McDonald, deceased by its Indedpendent Adminstrator, Tina Hunter Address: ___________________ ____________________________ Date of birth:______________ *SSN:________________________ City of Chicago a Municipal Corporation Stephen Patton Corporation Counsel Attorney for City of Chicago BY: _____________________________ Thomas Platt Attorney for City of Chicago Deputy Corporation Counsel 30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 900 Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 744-4833 *Providing SSN is voluntary _____________________________ Jeffrey J. Neslund Attorney for Estate of LaQuan McDonald Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 3710 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 223-1100 FEIN:___________________ DATE:__________________ 6 ___________________________ Michael D. Robbins Michael D. Robbins and Associates Attorney for Estate of LaQuan McDonald 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 3710 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 223-1100 FEIN:___________________ DATE:_________________ 7 DEPARTMENT OF LAW CITY OF CHICAGO April 8, 2015 Michael D. Robbins Michael D. Robbins and Associates 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 3710 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Jeffrey J. Neslund Law Of?ces of Jeffrey J. Neslund 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 3710 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Re: Settlement in the Matter of Estate of LaQuan McDonald, 14 7092 Dear Mr. Robbins and Mr. Neslund: The City of Chicago?s Law Department will present the settlement recommendation reached in the above named case to the City Council?s Finance Committee on April 13, 2015 for approval of the Release and Settlement Agreement signed by all parties. If the Finance Committee approves the agreement, it is expected that it will be presented to the full council for approval on April 15, 2015. Corporation Counsel Stephen R. Patton is fully committed to presenting this settlement and has advised all the pertinent individuals of his intent. Mr. Patton will personally present this matter to the Finance Committee on Monday assuming we have a signed Release and Settlement Agreement. If you have any questions or need anything further, please contact me. Very truly yours, as. Thomas J. Platt Deputy Corporation Counsel City of Chicago, Department of Law FEDERAL CIVII. RIGHTS LITIGATION DIVISION, 30 N. LASALLF. ST, 900, CHICAGO, IL 60602 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Dominguez, Patricia Wednesday, April 08, 2015 12:43 PM Darling, Leslie Redlined LaQuan McDonald 4.8.2015.docx Redlined LaQuan McDonald 4.8.2015.docx This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Platt, Thomas Wednesday, April 08, 2015 12:58 PM neslundlaw@yahoo.com;Michael Robbins revised release per conversation Release form modified on April 8 (3).pdf     Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Michael Robbins Wednesday, April 08, 2015 1:06 PM Platt, Thomas RE: before I send OK printing From: Platt, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Platt@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 1:02 PM To: Michael Robbins Subject: RE: before I send   Yes.     From: Michael Robbins [mailto:mdrobbins@lawmdr.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 1:02 PM To: Platt, Thomas Subject: RE: before I send   This looks good - did you just send the agreement with these revisions? From: Platt, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Platt@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 12:47 PM To: Michael Robbins; neslundlaw@yahoo.com Subject: before I send   Here is how I have changed par. 8 and 14 pursuant to our latest conversation. If this is approved, I will forward the entire revised release.     8. The City agrees to pay plaintiff the total settlement amount as specified in paragraph 5 herein within thirty (30) days of receipt by the Corporation Counsel s Office of a fully executed settlement agreement and an ordinance of the City Council authorizing the settlement as described in paragraph 6. This sum shall be payable solely by the City of Chicago, and Estate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorneys agree that they will not seek payment from any source other than the City of Chicago. The settlement check will be made payable to Estate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorneys and any lien claims of which the City has notice. The City states it has no notice of any liens. Subject to court approval, the Estate may designate all or a portion of the funds as damages on account of personal injuries or sickness within the meaning of Section 104 (a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.     1 14. All parties agree to cooperate fully and to execute any and all supplementary documents and to take all additional actions which are consistent with and which may be necessary or appropriate to give full force and effect to the basic terms and intent of this Release and Settlement Agreement including compliance of any orders of the Circuit Court of Cook County with regard to any payment or disposition of funds.         Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Darling, Leslie Wednesday, April 08, 2015 2:44 PM Dominguez, Patricia LaQuan McDonald settlement memo 4 8 2015.docx LaQuan McDonald settlement memo 4 8 2015.docx   1 Ritter, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Platt, Thomas Wednesday, April 08, 2015 3:07 PM Coffey, Laura;Patton, Stephen SRP remarks, edits SRP Remarks re LaQuan McDonald Settlement-tjp edits.docx Here are my track changes.    Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Franklin, Liza Wednesday, April 08, 2015 3:26 PM Darling, Leslie RE: McDonald LaQuan McDonald settlement memo 4 8 2015 LMD's clean.docx I took your advice and just read the clean one.  I had a couple of language suggestions.    Liza M. Franklin  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Litigation  312‐742‐0170      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Thursday, April 09, 2015 10:42 AM Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org) Rountree, Janey planning Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Hey Marty‐    As I mentioned the other day, we need to gather up our planning stuff for the next few months – both proactively and  reactively. I started pulling together a list for each category (bolded things are items MRE could be involved in at some  level). What else should we be monitoring in terms of outstanding reactive stories? What other opportunities exist? Are  you hearing anything from Garry, Jim or Bobby?    Most importantly, we’re coming up into the busy season for CPD and this should help us build a strong strategic comms  plans for:    1) the next 6 months overall – this should include some thought around how we want to frame our public safety efforts  and include announcement opportunities, events, interviews, etc that can reinforce. We should obviously also be  thinking about current narratives in the media and among the public, such as the relationship between police and  residents, and factor those realities into our plan    2) contact cards    CPD – Reactive   TBD – Homan Square   TBD – Access to counsel  o ST/Frank Main  o WBEZ/Susie An   TBD – WBEZ/Patrick Smith: Criminal registration   TBD – CT/Jeremy Gorner: Discipline   TBD – Chicago Reader/Ade Emmanuel: Mental health response   TBD – CT/Steve Schmadeke: Kevin Fry   TBD – Catalyst/Sarah Karp: Crime/arrests in schools   TBD – Police deployment  o CT/Jeremy Gorner  o WBEZ/Katie O’Brien   May/June – Chicago Magazine/David Bernstein   Laquan McDonald shooting   Contact cards    CPD – Proactive    April 14 – Burge reparations hearing   April 21 – Detective graduation   April – Outreach on Faith in Action 2015: May 22, June 19, and August 4th   April/May – Gun sentencing reform push in Springfield  1       May – Homicide Crisis Response pilot will be live in the 5th district   TBD – New Papachristos report due out?  TBD – Impact Zone 2.0  TBD – 10 hour work day  TBD – RISE expansion  TBD – Bridging the Divide expanding to new police districts    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Holden, John Thursday, April 09, 2015 10:50 AM Coffey, Laura;Darling, Leslie;Platt, Thomas;Franklin, Liza;Breymaier, Shannon;Patton, Stephen RE: Talking Points; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL SRP Remarks re LaQuan McDonald Settlement_clean.docx; SRP Remarks re COF Koschman Settlement_clean.docx I think these are exceptionally well done.  I have tracked a couple of suggested copy edits in the attached.  In the K  remarks, my only suggestion is to avoid characterizing the size of the settlement, which might be seized upon by the  media.          From: Coffey, Laura Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 9:49 AM To: Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza; Holden, John; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: Talking Points; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL   Per Steve, please see attached talking points for your review and comment. I am working on Q&A for McDonald, and will  send shortly.    Best regards,      Laura Coffey  Administrative Assistant to the Corporation Counsel  City of Chicago Department of Law  121 N. LaSalle, Suite 600  Chicago, IL 60602  (312) 744‐6901  laura.coffey@cityofchicago.org    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Robbins & Associates 20 North Wacker Dr. Suite 3710 Chicago, IL 60606 312/899-8000   mdrobbins@lawmdr.com   This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information.  if you are not the intended recipient, please do not  read, distribute or reproduce this email.  If you believe that you have received this email in error, immediately notify  Michael D. Robbins & Associates at the phone number provided above and delete the email from your system      1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Darling, Leslie Thursday, April 09, 2015 12:11 PM Dominguez, Patricia;Levine, Jeffrey LaQuan McDonald settlement memo 4 8 2015 edits 4 9 2015 LaQuan McDonald settlement memo 4 8 2015 edits 4 9 2015.docx Hopefully final. Jeff, can I ask you to do a final review? Thanks.  Leslie  1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Breymaier, Shannon Thursday, April 09, 2015 12:23 PM Darling, Leslie revised McDonald TPS SBedits_SRP Remarks re LaQuan McDonald Settlement_clean.docx Attached Shannon Breymaier O: 312-744-9045 C: 312-859-2719 Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Shannon Breymaier O: 312-744-9045 C: Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org From: Coffey, Laura Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 12:21 PM To: Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza; Holden, John; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: RE: Q&A's; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL   Steve would like to receive comments back on Q&A’s (and talking points, if you have any) as soon as possible. After 2  p.m. he will be booked solid the rest of the day.    From: Coffey, Laura Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 11:05 AM To: Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza; Holden, John; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: RE: Q&A's; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL   Koschman Q&A attached, for your review and comment.    From: Coffey, Laura Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 10:49 AM To: Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza; Holden, John; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: Q&A's; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL   McDonald Q&A attached for your review and comment, per Steve. He also just handed me his Q&A for Koschman, which  I am typing up now. Will send shortly.    Best regards,      Laura Coffey  Administrative Assistant to the Corporation Counsel  City of Chicago Department of Law  121 N. LaSalle, Suite 600  Chicago, IL 60602  (312) 744‐6901  laura.coffey@cityofchicago.org    1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 CHAIN CONTINUES AS From: PREVIOUSLY Sent: PRODUCED To: Subject: Attachments: Breymaier, Shannon Thursday, April 09, 2015 12:36 PM Coffey, Laura;Darling, Leslie;Platt, Thomas;Franklin, Liza;Holden, John RE: Q&A's; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL SB editsLaQuan McDonald Settlement Q and A_clean.docx Thanks, Shannon Shannon Breymaier O: 312-744-9045 C: 312-859-2719 Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org From: Coffey, Laura Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 12:21 PM To: Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza; Holden, John; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: RE: Q&A's; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL   Steve would like to receive comments back on Q&A’s (and talking points, if you have any) as soon as possible. After 2  p.m. he will be booked solid the rest of the day.    From: Coffey, Laura Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 11:05 AM To: Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza; Holden, John; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: RE: Q&A's; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL   Koschman Q&A attached, for your review and comment.    From: Coffey, Laura Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 10:49 AM To: Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza; Holden, John; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: Q&A's; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL   McDonald Q&A attached for your review and comment, per Steve. He also just handed me his Q&A for Koschman, which  I am typing up now. Will send shortly.    Best regards,      Laura Coffey  Administrative Assistant to the Corporation Counsel  City of Chicago Department of Law  121 N. LaSalle, Suite 600  Chicago, IL 60602  (312) 744‐6901  1 laura.coffey@cityofchicago.org    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 CHAIN CONTINUE From: S AS Sent: PREVIOUSL To: Y Subject: Attachments: PRODUCED Franklin, Liza Thursday, April 09, 2015 12:44 PM Coffey, Laura;Darling, Leslie;Platt, Thomas;Holden, John;Breymaier, Shannon RE: Q&A's; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL LMF and SBedits_SRP Remarks re LaQuan McDonald Settlement_clean.docx Here are my edits to the McDonald remarks.    Liza M. Franklin  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Litigation  312‐742‐0170      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   From: Coffey, Laura Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 12:21 PM To: Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza; Holden, John; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: RE: Q&A's; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL   Steve would like to receive comments back on Q&A’s (and talking points, if you have any) as soon as possible. After 2  p.m. he will be booked solid the rest of the day.    From: Coffey, Laura Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 11:05 AM To: Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza; Holden, John; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: RE: Q&A's; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL   Koschman Q&A attached, for your review and comment.    From: Coffey, Laura Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 10:49 AM To: Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza; Holden, John; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: Q&A's; ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL   McDonald Q&A attached for your review and comment, per Steve. He also just handed me his Q&A for Koschman, which  I am typing up now. Will send shortly.    Best regards,      Laura Coffey  1 Administrative Assistant to the Corporation Counsel  City of Chicago Department of Law  121 N. LaSalle, Suite 600  Chicago, IL 60602  (312) 744‐6901  laura.coffey@cityofchicago.org    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Thanks, Steve. -------- Original message -------From: "Patton, Stephen" Date: 04/10/2015 6:25 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" Subject: Re: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting Adam, I had a chance to focus on this last night, and to discuss it with my police litigators, and I am okay with it. I agree  that it does not contravene our policy of not commenting publicly on settled matters until they are presented to the  Committee of Finance. As you probably heard, we delayed the announcement of the agenda until today. Good luck. From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 3:58:01 PM  To: Update_List; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting On Monday the finance committee will be hearing a proposed settlement in the officer‐involved shooting  involving Laquan McDonald. The meeting will be posted at 4 pm today, and we may get inquiries ‐ particularly  given the national interest in this topic. This incident has already gotten some media attention in the past few  months, mostly from people calling for any video evidence to be released. Previously CPD and IPRA have just  said that the incident is under investigation and they can't comment.    I spoke with a few folks already, and I think we should point any inquiries to IPRA, who could give the below  statement from Scott Ando. Let me know what you think.    ‐‐‐    "The City of Chicago takes every incident in which an officer fires their weapon extremely seriously, which is  why this agency, an independent, civilian organization, investigates each and every of them. At the outset, we  immediately refer every officer‐involved shooting to state prosecutors, who review the case to determine if  criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death has been and is being  investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment."      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Platt, Thomas Friday, April 10, 2015 9:15 AM Franklin, Liza;Patton, Stephen Darling, Leslie RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting I agree. IPRA should go ahead with the statement.    From: Franklin, Liza Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 9:16 PM To: Patton, Stephen Cc: Platt, Thomas; Darling, Leslie Subject: Re: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting I don't. Frankly, I think they should. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 9, 2015, at 8:44 PM, Patton, Stephen wrote: Do you see any problem if IPRA were to make the following statement.   From: Collins, Adam Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 3:58 PM To: Update_List; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey Subject: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting On Monday the finance committee will be hearing a proposed settlement in the officer‐ involved shooting involving Laquan McDonald. The meeting will be posted at 4 pm today, and  we may get inquiries ‐ particularly given the national interest in this topic. This incident has  already gotten some media attention in the past few months, mostly from people calling for  any video evidence to be released. Previously CPD and IPRA have just said that the incident is  under investigation and they can't comment.   I spoke with a few folks already, and I think we should point any inquiries to IPRA, who could  give the below statement from Scott Ando. Let me know what you think.   ‐‐‐   "The City of Chicago takes every incident in which an officer fires their weapon extremely  seriously, which is why this agency, an independent, civilian organization, investigates each and  every of them. At the outset, we immediately refer every officer‐involved shooting to state  prosecutors, who review the case to determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The  shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death has been and is being investigated by  prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment."   1   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Friday, April 10, 2015 10:53 AM Collins, Adam;Breymaier, Shannon;Update_List;Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting I’m good    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 10:03 AM To: Breymaier, Shannon; Update_List; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting Clo and I did some work to tighten the statement. Any issues with this?    “The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important steps for  each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to State's Attorney to  determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death continues to  be investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment."     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 8:46 AM To: Breymaier, Shannon; Update_List; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting Steve and I connected this morning, and if/when asked IPRA would give out the below statement from Scott  Ando.    "The City of Chicago takes every incident in which an officer fires their weapon extremely seriously, which is  why this agency, an independent, civilian organization, investigates each and every of them. At the outset, we  immediately refer every officer‐involved shooting to the Cook County State's Attorney, who reviews each case  to determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death has  been and is being investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment."        From: Breymaier, Shannon  Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 4:05 PM  To: Collins, Adam; Update_List; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey  Subject: RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting      Also, as per normal procedure, DOL will not be commenting on the settlements and will not provide any information about the settlements until after they are presented to the Finance Committee on Monday. Shannon Breymaier O: 312-744-9045 C: CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Peters, Lynda Friday, April 10, 2015 11:02 AM Platt, Thomas Darling, Leslie;Patton, Stephen;Holden, John RE: MEDIA FOIA (15-0366) Request for Records related McDonald Tom – Let’s touch base and then I’ll reach out to OEMC. Thanks. Lynda A. Peters City Prosecutor Legal Information, Investigations & Prosecutions Division City of Chicago Law Department 30 N. LaSalle, Suite 1720 Chicago, IL 60602 312-744-2816 Confidential and privileged communication. From: Platt, Thomas Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 10:44 AM To: Peters, Lynda; Holden, John Cc: Darling, Leslie; Patton, Stephen Subject: FW: MEDIA FOIA (15-0366) Request for Records related McDonald Dear Lynda and John:    OEMC forwarded the attached FOIA for audio related to the LaQuan McDonald matter, a case which is being presented  next week to the finance committee for settlement. They are seeking advice as to how to respond.     From: Antonucci_White, Jill Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 10:21 AM To: Platt, Thomas Subject: FW: MEDIA FOIA (15-0366) Request for Records related to a Legal Hold See below request. It’s regarding LaQuann Wilson. Please let me know how to respond. Thanks. PLEASE NOTE: This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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From: OEMCFOIA Sent: April 10, 2015 10:17 AM To: Antonucci_White, Jill; Reynolds, Shauntelle Subject: MEDIA FOIA (15-0366) Request for Records related to a Legal Hold Hi Jill & Shauntell,    1 My name is Allegra Martin; I am the Freedom of Information Officer at OEMC.  I'm sending you this email to  inform you that  Chloe Atkins and Don Moseley of NBC  are requesting 911 records  related to a fatal police  shooting that took place on October 20, 2014  under RD # HX475653 at the location of 40th/Pulaski.  After  completing a search in the Subpoena database, I found that Jill Maderak produced records for you as it relates  to this incident.  What I need to know is if releasing the 911 records (audio / event queries)   will interfere with  any pending litigation. Let me know when you get a chance, thanks!      Allegra Martin  Freedom of Information Officer Office of Emergency Management and Communications 312.746.9113  312.746.9403      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Friday, April 10, 2015 1:17 PM Rountree, Janey;Maloney, Martin RE: Media Inquiry - Mary Mitchell Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Marty, I need to circulate this.    Janey, please let me know when you have a minute to connect by phone      From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 1:15 PM To: Maloney, Martin; Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Media Inquiry - Mary Mitchell I think I might strike the sentence below since partially redundant to the last graph. Otherwise Im ok.     We are currently primarily measuring technical issues such as logistics of video uploads, storage requirements, digital  evidence content management, and equipment performance during field use, and we will analyze their impact on  complaints against officers, prosecutions, civil liability, and the logistics of our own operations as we continue build out  the body camera program.      From: Maloney, Martin [mailto:Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 1:02 PM To: Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: Media Inquiry - Mary Mitchell I’m good with this. Just changed “29 nine” to 29. In terms of her other question, will another agency be responding? From: Collins, Adam [mailto:Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 12:09 PM To: Maloney, Martin; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: Media Inquiry - Mary Mitchell +Janey    How about this?    The body camera program is an important extension of our community policing efforts. Just as we have worked to build  stronger relationships between our hard working officers and the communities they serve, we can use this technology to  continue to build the trust that is essential to achieving everyone’s shared goal of reducing crime in our neighborhoods.   1 We launched the first phase of a body camera pilot in the 014th police district with 29 cameras currently being used  during the afternoon shift in that district. This phase of the pilot is expected to continue through the end of April.     We are currently primarily measuring technical issues such as logistics of video uploads, storage requirements, digital  evidence content management, and equipment performance during field use, and we will analyze their impact on  complaints against officers, prosecutions, civil liability, and the logistics of our own operations as we continue build out  the body camera program.    We anticipate that the next phase will involve moving the devices to another group of officers and conducting surveys  and evaluations of impact on complaints and use of force. We are committed to partnering with community leaders and  outside organizations on this important effort, and Dr. Dennis Rosenbaum of the University of Illinois at Chicago will be  also working with us on the evaluation process.      From: Maloney, Martin [mailto:Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 10:28 AM To: Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Media Inquiry - Mary Mitchell We put this “The pilot program is expected to last 45-60 days,” in the release when it was supposed to say 90. Anyway, it’s attached. From: Collins, Adam [mailto:Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 10:25 AM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: RE: Media Inquiry - Mary Mitchell Can you send me over the release we did when we announced the pilot please?    From: Maloney, Martin [mailto:Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 10:19 AM To: Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Media Inquiry - Mary Mitchell I just talked to her. Writing for Sunday about what took place in South Carolina, and how it relates to Chicago. And wants an understanding of why video of something that took place in October has yet to be released. From: Maloney, Martin Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 9:23 AM To: Collins, Adam Subject: Media Inquiry - Mary Mitchell Please see below from Mary Mitchell. Don’t you think the response should come from IPRA? In terms of her questions about BWC, here is the proposed answer: The Department of Police is committed to protecting the safety and welfare of the public as well as its members. Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) can enhance transparency and build trust with the community. The Department has initiated the first phase of a Body Worn Camera pilot in the 014th police district, to analyze and evaluate the impact of BWCs on Department operations, criminal prosecutions, civil liability, and complaints against Department members. Twenty-nine (29) Taser Body Worn Cameras are currently deployed to the afternoon shift in the 014th district. 2 This phase of the pilot is primarily measuring technical issues such as logistics of video uploads, storage requirements, digital evidence content management, and equipment performance during field use. The first phase of the pilot is expected to continue through the end of April. We anticipate that the next phase will involve moving the devices to another group of officers and conducting surveys and evaluations of impact on complaints and use of force. Dr. Dennis Rosenbaum of the University of Illinois at Chicago will be working with us on the evaluation process. From: Mitchell, Mary [mailto:mmitchell@suntimes.com] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 8:55 AM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: Deadline request I need to understand why the city has not yet released dash cam video of the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald. Is there a reason why this video is being kept secret? Also, what is the timeline for the BWC pilot program. When will the program end. Where are the cameras being used. How is the program being evaluated? I'm on deadline today, 5 p.m. Would appreciate whatever comments you are able to make. Thanks -Mary Mitchell Columnist, Editorial Board p:312-321-2585 m:312-307-7372 emmitchell@suntimes.com w:chicago.suntimes.com a: 350 N. Orleans 10th Fl Chicago, IL 60654 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Friday, April 10, 2015 2:36 PM SALLY DALY (States Attorney) RE: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged Hey Sally‐    Any word on this?    From: SALLY DALY (States Attorney) [mailto:sally.daly@cookcountyil.gov] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 12:30 PM To: Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Adam, I am going to need a little time to run this down. Please don't distribute until I am back in touch with you. I know you did not intend to release anything for a couple of hours and I will be back in touch by then but just wanted to let you know to wait for my call. Thanks. Sally Daly Director of Communications Cook County State's Attorney's Office 312-603-1839 sally.daly@cookcountyil.gov From: Collins, Adam [Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 12:18 PM To: SALLY DALY (States Attorney) Subject: “The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important steps for  each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to State's Attorney to  determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death continues to  be investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment."   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or 1 the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Friday, April 10, 2015 3:53 PM Rountree, Janey;Update_List Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org) RE: Press inquiry: Mary M on McDonald/police shootings Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Agreed. Talked to Lisa and we're good with this plus a little background -------- Original message -------From: "Rountree, Janey" Date: 04/10/2015 3:49 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" , Update_List Cc: "Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org)" Subject: RE: Press inquiry: Mary M on McDonald/police shootings I’m good but think we should keep in “by prosecutors.”     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 3:36 PM To: Update_List Cc: Rountree, Janey; Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org) Subject: RE: Press inquiry: Mary M on McDonald/police shootings My email was being funky there, not sure if this went through -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 04/10/2015 3:30 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Update_List Cc: "Rountree, Janey" , "Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org)" Subject: RE: Press inquiry: Mary M on McDonald/police shootings Looping back here. CCSAO would rather we drop "by prosecutors" in the last sentence, though they ultimately understand if we keep it. The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important steps for each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to prosecutors to determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death continues to be investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment. -------- Original message -------1 From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 04/10/2015 1:36 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Update_List Cc: "Rountree, Janey" , "Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org)" Subject: Press inquiry: Mary M on McDonald/police shootings Mary Mitchell is doing a Sunday column about police shootings and videos. From our conversations with her, we expect  the angel to be that the recent officer‐involved shooting in SC was caught on tape, and as a result people were able to  make a quick determination of what happened and what didn’t. Even CPD is becoming more open to video, with the  recent body camera pilot program. So why are they keeping the Laquan McDonald video secret?   She’s asking about why any video evidence hasn’t been released yet, and she’s asking about the body camera program – what is the timeline, when will it end, where are they being used, how is it being evaluated?   I think IPRA should use the line on the incident that we discussed already, and would like CPD to use the below from CPD  about the body camera program. Also, I let CCSAO know about our comment on McDonald and should hear back from  them soon.   Any issues?   ‐‐‐   FROM CPD The body camera program is an important extension of our community policing efforts. Just as we have worked to build  stronger relationships between our hard working officers and the communities they serve, we can use this technology to  continue to build the trust that is essential to achieving everyone’s shared goal of reducing crime in our neighborhoods.   We launched the first phase of a body camera pilot in the 014th police district with 29 cameras currently being used  during the afternoon shift in that district. This phase of the pilot is expected to continue through the end of April. We are currently primarily measuring technical issues such as logistics of video uploads, storage requirements, digital evidence  content management, and equipment performance during field use.   We anticipate that the next phase will involve moving the devices to another group of officers and conducting surveys  and evaluations of impact on complaints and use of force. We are committed to partnering with community leaders and  outside organizations on this important effort, and Dr. Dennis Rosenbaum of the University of Illinois at Chicago will be  also working with us on the evaluation process.   FROM IPRA The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important steps for  each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to State's Attorney to  determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death continues to  be investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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From: Collins, Adam [mailto:Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 05:22 PM To: Ando, Scott; Merritt, Larry Subject: Re: Mary M on McDonald We're good. Thanks to you both, and have a great weekend.    From: Ando, Scott   Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 5:19 PM  To: Merritt, Larry; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: Mary M on McDonald      Thanks guys. Adam – I saw you called earlier, but I was in a meeting. If you need anything beyond this, feel free to call me. Scott M. Ando This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. From: Merritt, Larry Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 4:37 PM To: 'adam.collins@cityofchicago.org'; Ando, Scott Subject: Re: Mary M on McDonald Mary Mitchell has the statement. From: Collins, Adam [mailto:Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 03:56 PM To: Ando, Scott; Merritt, Larry Subject: Mary M on McDonald 1 I mentioned this to Larry, but Mary Mitchell is doing a Sunday column about police shootings and videos. From our conversations with her, we expect the angel to be that the recent officer-involved shooting in SC was caught on tape, and as a result people were able to make a quick determination of what happened and what didn’t. Even CPD is becoming more open to video, with the recent body camera pilot program. So why are they keeping the Laquan McDonald video secret? Larry, when she reached out can you send her this statement from Scott? "The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important steps for each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to prosecutors to determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death continues to be investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment." Also, you can tell her off the record that we can't release any evidence of an open investigation This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: SALLY DALY (States Attorney) Friday, April 10, 2015 6:42 PM Collins, Adam RE: RE: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged OK thanks. Sally Daly Director of Communications Cook County State's Attorney's Office 312-603-1839 sally.daly@cookcountyil.gov From: Collins, Adam [Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 6:20 PM To: SALLY DALY (States Attorney) Subject: RE: Hey sally, we're going with this version. As a heads up, Jeremy Gorner is also asking -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 04/10/2015 3:02 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "SALLY DALY (States Attorney)" Subject: RE: How about if I just do this? The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important steps for each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to prosecutors to determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death continues to be investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment. -------- Original message -------From: "SALLY DALY (States Attorney)" Date: 04/10/2015 12:29 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" Subject: RE: Adam, 1 I am going to need a little time to run this down. Please don't distribute until I am back in touch with you. I know you did not intend to release anything for a couple of hours and I will be back in touch by then but just wanted to let you know to wait for my call. Thanks. Sally Daly Director of Communications Cook County State's Attorney's Office 312-603-1839 sally.daly@cookcountyil.gov From: Collins, Adam [Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 12:18 PM To: SALLY DALY (States Attorney) Subject: “The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important steps for  each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to State's Attorney to  determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death continues to  be investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment." This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Friday, April 10, 2015 8:25 PM Rountree, Janey;Schrader, Lisa;Patton, Stephen;Breymaier, Shannon;Update_List;Darling, Leslie RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Unless there are objections, I'll have CPD move this in 15 -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 04/10/2015 7:57 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Rountree, Janey" , "Schrader, Lisa" , "Patton, Stephen" , "Breymaier, Shannon" , Update_List , "Darling, Leslie" Subject: RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting Roussell feels strongly that the prosecutor message is valuable but one that should be delivered by IPRA and not CPD. I'm not concerned about dropping that from the cpd line since the Trib will already have it from IPRA. I talked to Janey and she agrees. Any issues with just this from police? The officer has been stripped of his police powers and put on desk duty pending the outcome of the investigation. -------- Original message -------From: "Rountree, Janey" Date: 04/10/2015 7:24 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" , "Schrader, Lisa" , "Patton, Stephen" , "Breymaier, Shannon" , Update_List , "Darling, Leslie" Subject: Re: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting I"m fine with that  From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 6:50 PM  To: Schrader, Lisa; Patton, Stephen; Breymaier, Shannon; Update_List; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey  Subject: RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting      1 How about prosecutors and IPRA? If prosecutors were to actually decline charges he could still be fired    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Schrader, Lisa"    Date: 04/10/2015 6:44 PM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam" , "Patton, Stephen"  , "Breymaier, Shannon" ,  Update_List , "Darling, Leslie" ,  "Rountree, Janey"    Subject: RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting   I would say the “prosecutors investigation” if we can.  If not ok.   From: Collins, Adam   Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 6:35 PM  To: Patton, Stephen; Breymaier, Shannon; Update_List; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey  Subject: RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting Jeremy is also asking the status of the officer. CPD will say this: The officer has been stripped of his police powers and put on desk duty pending the outcome of the independent investigation. -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 04/10/2015 6:24 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Patton, Stephen" , "Breymaier, Shannon" , Update_List , "Darling, Leslie" , "Rountree, Janey" Subject: RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting Fyi, Jeremy Gorner ay the Tribune just asked IPRA about the McDonald settlement. IPRA is giving him the statement we approved The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important steps for each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to 2 prosecutors to determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death continues to be investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment. -------- Original message -------From: "Patton, Stephen" Date: 04/10/2015 11:21 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" , "Breymaier, Shannon" , Update_List , "Darling, Leslie" , "Rountree, Janey" Subject: Re: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting Good here. From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 10:02:47 AM  To: Breymaier, Shannon; Update_List; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey  Subject: RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting Clo and I did some work to tighten the statement. Any issues with this?   “The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important steps for  each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to State's Attorney to  determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death continues to  be investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment."     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 8:46 AM To: Breymaier, Shannon; Update_List; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting Steve and I connected this morning, and if/when asked IPRA would give out the below statement from Scott  Ando.     "The City of Chicago takes every incident in which an officer fires their weapon extremely seriously, which is  why this agency, an independent, civilian organization, investigates each and every of them. At the outset, we  3 immediately refer every officer‐involved shooting to the Cook County State's Attorney, who reviews each case  to determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death has  been and is being investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment."      From: Breymaier, Shannon  Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 4:05 PM  To: Collins, Adam; Update_List; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey  Subject: RE: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting    Also, as per normal procedure, DOL will not be commenting on the settlements and will not provide any information about the settlements until after they are presented to the Finance Committee on Monday. Shannon Breymaier O: 312-744-9045 C: 312-859-2719 Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org From: Collins, Adam Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 3:58 PM To: Update_List; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Rountree, Janey Subject: Poss. inquiries: CPD/McDonald shooting On Monday the finance committee will be hearing a proposed settlement in the officer‐involved shooting  involving Laquan McDonald. The meeting will be posted at 4 pm today, and we may get inquiries ‐ particularly  given the national interest in this topic. This incident has already gotten some media attention in the past few  months, mostly from people calling for any video evidence to be released. Previously CPD and IPRA have just  said that the incident is under investigation and they can't comment.     I spoke with a few folks already, and I think we should point any inquiries to IPRA, who could give the below  statement from Scott Ando. Let me know what you think.     4 ‐‐‐     "The City of Chicago takes every incident in which an officer fires their weapon extremely seriously, which is  why this agency, an independent, civilian organization, investigates each and every of them. At the outset, we  immediately refer every officer‐involved shooting to state prosecutors, who review the case to determine if  criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death has been and is being  investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment."      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 6 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Monday, April 13, 2015 11:40 AM Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Breymaier, Shannon FW: Mary Mitchell FYI – Mary Mitchell has also reached out to me to see if she can get a general statement from the Law Department on  why we settled the L.M. case.  In light of Larry Merritt’s message below, I think our statement would be along the lines  of:    “The Department of Law recommended settlement of the McDonald case in consultation with attorneys for his estate  and because we believe that it was the most equitable and expeditious solution to resolving any possible claims.  The  settlement has no bearing on independent and ongoing investigations underway by both state and federal authorities.”   I look forward to your thoughts.    p.s. I told Channel 2’s Dana Koslov that Steve would not be available for an on camera interview today.  Channel 2 had a  camera man in chambers for most of the Steve’s presentation but Dana did not get there until after.  She had a few basic  questions about the McDonald case and I said I thought most of them would be answered by looking at the tape of the  counsel presentation.  By the way, that was the only video camera in Council chambers during Steve’s presentation,  though Fran and Jeremy Gorner both got short video of Steve talking during the q&a in which he was giving very solid  answers to some basic questions.    Summary of the Q&A coming shortly.      From: Merritt, Larry [mailto:larry.merritt@iprachicago.org] Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 11:27 AM To: Collins, Adam; Holden, John; Ando, Scott Subject: Mary Mitchell Mary Mitchell called regarding the Laquan McDonald case; status at IPRA; is the SAO or Feds looking at the case; why would the City settle? I explained the case at IPRA is pending; the SAO is looking at the case as they do with all OIS cases; I told her she would have to reach out to Law as to why the City would settle or go to trial for any case; and lastly she claimed to not know that IPRA didn’t conduct a criminal investigation. I explained that IPRA’s process is administrative and that the SAO process is a criminal process – all of which I’m sure that I’ve explained to Mary before. Larry L. Merritt Director of Community Outreach & Engagement Independent Police Review Authority 1615 W. Chicago Avenue, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60622 (312) 746-3609 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Monday, April 13, 2015 12:25 PM Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Breymaier, Shannon S-T LM story   State and federal investigation under way of deadly police shooting that costs taxpayers $5 million Posted: 04/13/2015, 11:56am   Fran Spielman   Corporation  Counsel Stephen Patton talks to reporters after Monday's Finance Committee meeting about the $5 million settlement  to the family of a black teenager shot 16 times by a Chicago Police officer.   Fran Spielman/Sun‐Times Media   A City Council Committee agreed Monday to pay $5 million to the family of a black teenager shot 16 times by a Chicago Police officer — even before a lawsuit was filed — amid word that the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald is the subject of a state and federal investigation. 1 Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton disclosed the existence of a “pending and active” state and federal investigation of the October 20, 2014, shooting as he justified the unusual settlement before a lawsuit was filed. The shooting followed a police chase that ensued after a man called 911 to report that a knife-wielding offender had threatened him and was attempting to break into vehicles in an Archer Heights trucking yard at 41st and Kildare. Two police officers responded to the call and found the alleged offender, subsequently identified as 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, about a block away holding a knife in his right hand, Patton said. When McDonald was ordered to show his hands, the knife was visible, Patton said. When the teenager was ordered to drop the knife, he ignored the demand and kept walking along 40th Street toward Pulaski away from the officers. Patton then described a chase that saw one of the officers follow McDonald on foot “kind of beside” the teenager while the other officer followed behind in a marked squad car and called a dispatcher to request a back-up unit with a Taser. The chase continued until McDonald neared Pulaski, potentially endangering civilians. That’s when the officer in the squad car pulled in front of the teenager to block his path. According to Patton, McDonald responded by using the knife to puncture one of the squad car’s front tires and struck the windshield with a knife before continuing through a Burger King parking lot and onto Pulaski. By that point, two additional squad cars reported to the scene, one of them equipped with a dashboard camera that recorded the deadly shooting. The squad car with the camera followed behind McDonald. The other squad car pulled up beside, then in front of the teenager and both officers jumped out with their guns drawn. One of those two officers then opened fire and shot McDonald 16 times, all of it captured on videotape. The shooting officer contends that McDonald was moving toward him and that he opened fire to protect himself. Plaintiffs attorneys have countered that the teenager was continuing to walk away from police at the time of the shooting, that the video supports that version of events and that McDonald posed no imminent threat because there were no pedestrians or vehicles nearby at the time of the shooting. “This is kind of a unique case, where we had the original two officer who arrived at the scene, followed Mr. McDonald for some number of blocks and matter of minutes and never saw fit to discharge their weapons. It also applies to [the shooter’s] partner, who was right beside him when they exited the police vehicle, also got out of the police car with guns drawn but did not shoot,” Patton told the Finance Committee Monday. Noting that the family initially demanded $16 million, the corporation counsel said, “So, the plaintiffs will contend, if this matter were not resolved, that the unreasonableness of Officer A’s conduct is shown by the restraint that was shown by the other five officers, none of whom discharged their weapons.” Although McDonald had an “extensive juvenile record,” Patton said he had recently secured a summer job through a church social agency. Just a month before the shooting, he had also enrolled in the Sullivan Alternative School for troubled youth, where his mentor was prepared to testify that McDonald had good grades at the time of his death and was “making progress in turning his life around.” 2 When West Side Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) demanded to know what discipline had been meted out to the officer who fired the 16 shots that killed McDonald, Patton noted that the Independent Police Review Authority was not alone in investigating the case. “This is a matter that’s under active current criminal investigation by both federal and state law enforcement authorities,” Patton said. Under further questioning, Patton acknowledged that not all police officers carry Tasers. That prompted Finance Committee Chairman Edward Burke (14th), a former Chicago Police officer, to say, “I believe that, at one time, they were sergeants only that had the Tasers but, in the ensuring years, now it’s a weapon that’s optional for the officer to carry.” He added, “It would appear that, had the Taser been available in this case, maybe the taxpayers wouldn’t be shelling out $5 million.”   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Monday, April 13, 2015 12:46 PM Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Breymaier, Shannon Trib LM story   Feds investigating death of teen shot 16 times by Chicago cop Police redirect traffic near the 4100 block of South Pulaski Road where a 17‐year‐old boy was fatally shot by police.  (Quinn Ford / Chicago Tribune)  By Jeremy Gorner Chicago Tribune contact the reporter    Crime  Shootings  City seeks to settle police shooting case before federal lawsuit is filed.  Federal authorities have joined in the criminal probe of a Chicago police officer who shot a teenager 16 times last October, killing him, a city official said Monday. 1 Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton made the disclosure while recommending to the City Council's Finance Committee a settlement of $5 million in the death of Laquan McDonald, who was 17. The City Council will take up the issue Wednesday after the Finance Committee endorsed the settlement. U of C professor: Release police shooting video     The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago has joined with the Cook County state's attorney's office in the investigation into McDonald's fatal shooting, Patton said. The teen was shot 16 times outside a fast-food restaurant on the Southwest Side on Oct. 20 after police responded to a call about a man wielding a knife, city officials said. In a briefing for reporters after the hearing, Patton said dashboard camera footage of the shooting was crucial to the city's decision to settle the case before a federal lawsuit was filed. He said lawyers for the family initially sought $16 million. cComments    @Jeaux Mama I agree. We should just arm the police with AK‐47s and encourage them to unload full banana  clips on the public instead of addressing how cowardly some of their actions are. I mean, just because someone  gets shot 16 times doesn't mean they can't get back up and strike fear...  Gean McHamilton  at 12:34 PM April 13, 2015  Add a comment See all comments   3   "We consider his case like we consider every case based on all the evidence, all the facts, and it included the video, yes," Patton said. "Here that was an important part of the evidence." McDonald's family has not filed a lawsuit, but his mother, Tina Hunter, is the administrator of her son's estate in Cook County probate court. According to accounts given by Chicago police and the Fraternal Order of Police at the time of the shooting, McDonald wielded a knife when officers confronted him about attempted car break-ins near 40th Street and Karlov Avenue in the Archer Heights neighborhood. 2   Cops: Boy, 17, fatally shot by officer after refusing to drop knife   FOP spokesman Pat Camden said McDonald ignored officers' commands to drop the knife as he walked toward Pulaski Road. More officers arrived, and police tried to box the teen in with two squad cars. Camden said McDonald punctured one squad car's front passenger-side tires and damaged the front windshield. Officers got out of their car and started to approach McDonald, telling him again to drop the knife, Camden said. One of the officers opened fire, he said, when McDonald lunged at them. The teen was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital about an hour later. A spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office said the autopsy found that McDonald suffered wounds to his chest, neck, back, arms and right leg. Martin Maloney, a spokesman for police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, has said that the officer who shot McDonald has been stripped of his police powers and put on paid desk duty pending the outcome of the investigation. The identity of the officer has not been made public. jgorner@tribpub.com   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Holden, John Monday, April 13, 2015 2:38 PM Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Breymaier, Shannon Franklin, Liza;Platt, Thomas DNA Info story on LM   Lawyer for Teen Killed By Police Poised to Say Video Shows Him Walking Away By Ted Cox April 13, 2015 12:17pm @tedcoxchicago Twitter Facebook Email More Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton said the settlements were in "the best interests of the city." View Full Caption DNAinfo/Ted Cox CITY HALL — Lawyers for a teen shot 16 times by Chicago Police are prepared to argue that a dashboard camera video shows LaQuan McDonald was walking away when he was killed, the city's top lawyer said Monday. Meanwhile, city Corporation Counsel Steve Patton also disclosed that there are pending federal and state investigations into the shooting. Patton said what preceded the Oct. 20 shooting of the 17-year-old is in dispute. The unnamed officer involved said he was "in fear of his life" as the teen advanced on him with a knife, Patton said. Still, the city is moving forward with a $5 million settlement with McDonalds' family, who had initially sought $16 million. The name of the officer, who is also being investigated by the Independent Police Review Authority, was not disclosed. Patton said that is stipulated in the city's union pact with the Fraternal Order of Police. A City Council committee moved Monday to approve the $5 million payment to settle the case. 1 Patton told the committee Monday that although the officer said he was in fear for his life, lawyers for McDonalds' family would argue, that dashboard-camera video would show him walking away from the officers and that "deadly force was not justified." Ald. Edward Burke said for the want of a Taser $5 million was lost. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Ted Cox "What preceded the shooting is disputed," Patton said. The settlement, if approved by the full City Council later this week, would go to the mother and 15-year-old sister of McDonald, who was 17 when he was shot in the Archer Heights neighborhood. According to Patton, Chicago Police officers responded on the evening of Oct. 20 to a report of a break-in at a truck yard at 41st Street and Kildare Avenue by a man wielding a knife. Two officers followed a suspect who appeared to have a knife down a nearby street — one on foot, the other in a squad car. Patton testified before the Finance Committee Monday that when the squad tried to block him off as he neared Pulaski Road, the suspect stabbed a car tire and continued on. When another squad car pulled up and attempted to block him off, an unnamed officer emerged from the car and shot the suspect 16 times. Patton said McDonald had an "extensive juvenile record" of committing crimes, but that "the proposed settlement is in the best interests of the city" for a number of reasons. Patton said the first two officers to respond had requested backup with a Taser, as neither had a Taser. "It would appear that, if a Taser had been available in this case, the taxpayers wouldn't be shelling out $5 million," said Ald. Edward Burke (14th), chairman of the Finance Committee. Patton said it would also argue against the officer that two other police officers tailed the teen for blocks without attempting to halt him by force, that they called for a Taser and that none of the five other officers on the scene fired any shots. Patton said there are pending federal and state investigations against the shooting officer, as well as an Independent Police Review Authority probe, but that he cannot be named, as stipulated the city's union pact with the Fraternal Order of Police, until formal charges are filed. The committee also approved a $250,000 settlement for Nanci Koschman, mother of David Koschman, the 21-year-old Mount Prospect man killed in a 2004 fight outside a bar with Richard J. Vanecko, a nephew of then-Mayor Richard M. Daley. The Koschmans long charged a cover-up, and Vanecko eventually pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges a year ago after the case had been reopened. Nanci Koschman's subsequent civil suit against the city was thrown out by a court judge, but Patton argued that, if that verdict were overturned on appeal, the city would spend far more than $250,000 just on legal costs defending the 21 defendants named in the suit. "The damages could be substantial," Patton said, adding the settlement "makes sense" and offers "closure" to Nanci Koschman, whom he called "a sympathetic plaintiff." The settlements go to the full City Council for final approval Wednesday. 2   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 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From: Nerheim, Kimberly (USAILN) [mailto:Kimberly.Nerheim@usdoj.gov] Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 4:05 PM To: Ando, Scott Subject: U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AND COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE CONDUCTING JOINT INVESTIGATION OF POLICE SHOOTING DEATH L 13, 2015 U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AND COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE CONDUCTING JOINT INVESTIGATION OF POLICE SHOOTING DEATH CHICAGO — Federal officials confirmed today that they are conducting a criminal investigation into the death of Laquan McDonald, 17, who died on Oct. 20, 2014, during an encounter with Chicago Police. McDonald, who was armed with a knife, was near West 41st Street and South Pulaski Road on the city’s southwest side, when he was shot and killed during an encounter with police. United States Attorney Zachary T. Fardon confirmed the investigation along with FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Holley and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. The joint investigation is being led by the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in coordination with the Independent Police Review Authority, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. 1 #### Public Information Office U.S. Attorney's Office, Chicago Northern District of Illinois 312-353-5318 USAILN.PublicInformationOffice@usa.doj.gov www.justice.gov/usao/iln @NDILnews 2 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Northern District of Illinois Zachary T. Fardon United States Attorney Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse 219 South Dearborn Street, Fifth Floor Chicago, Illinois 60604 (312) 353-5300 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 13, 2015 U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AND COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE CONDUCTING JOINT INVESTIGATION OF POLICE SHOOTING DEATH CHICAGO — Federal officials confirmed today that they are conducting a criminal investigation into the death of Laquan McDonald, 17, who died on Oct. 20, 2014, during an encounter with Chicago Police. McDonald, who was armed with a knife, was near West 41st Street and South Pulaski Road on the city’s southwest side, when he was shot and killed during an encounter with police. United States Attorney Zachary T. Fardon confirmed the investigation along with FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Holley and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. The joint investigation is being led by the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in coordination with the Independent Police Review Authority, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. #### From: Sent: To: Subject: Maloney, Martin Monday, April 13, 2015 5:25 PM Collins, Adam RE: Media Inquiry - Chicago Tribune Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged Thanks man, sorry to pester. Enjoy the game.     ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Collins, Adam [mailto:Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org]   Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 5:21 PM  To: Maloney, Martin  Subject: Re: Media Inquiry ‐ Chicago Tribune    fine    ________________________________________  From: Maloney, Martin   Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 5:11 PM  To: Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: Media Inquiry ‐ Chicago Tribune    Pinging you again on this just to be annoying. What are your thoughts?    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Maloney, Martin  Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 4:28 PM  To: 'Collins, Adam'  Subject: Media Inquiry ‐ Chicago Tribune    Jeremy is asking when the officer was stripped.  The answer was October 29.  Thoughts on sharing that?  Thanks.      ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Gorner, Jeremy [mailto:jgorner@chicagotribune.com]  Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 4:24 PM  To: Maloney, Martin  Subject: Laquan McDonald investigation.    Hey Marty,    I know you told me the officer who fired the shots in the Laquan McDonald case is stripped of his powers and assigned  to desk duty.    1 But do you know EXACTLY WHEN the officer was stripped and taken off the street?    J.    Sent from my iPhone      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  2 CHAIN CONTINUE From:S AS Sent: PREVIOUS To: LY Cc: PRODUCE Subject: D Breymaier, Shannon Monday, April 13, 2015 5:41 PM Holden, John Darling, Leslie RE: Mary Mitchell Shannon Breymaier O: 312-744-9045 C: 312-859-2719 Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org From: Holden, John Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 5:40 PM To: Breymaier, Shannon Subject: FW: Mary Mitchell   From: Holden, John Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 11:40 AM To: Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: FW: Mary Mitchell FYI – Mary Mitchell has also reached out to me to see if she can get a general statement from the Law Department on  why we settled the L.M. case.                             From: Merritt, Larry [mailto:larry.merritt@iprachicago.org] Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 11:27 AM 1 To: Collins, Adam; Holden, John; Ando, Scott Subject: Mary Mitchell Mary Mitchell called regarding the Laquan McDonald case; status at IPRA; is the SAO or Feds looking at the case; why would the City settle? I explained the case at IPRA is pending; the SAO is looking at the case as they do with all OIS cases; I told her she would have to reach out to Law as to why the City would settle or go to trial for any case; and lastly she claimed to not know that IPRA didn’t conduct a criminal investigation. I explained that IPRA’s process is administrative and that the SAO process is a criminal process – all of which I’m sure that I’ve explained to Mary before. Larry L. Merritt Director of Community Outreach & Engagement Independent Police Review Authority 1615 W. Chicago Avenue, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60622 (312) 746-3609 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Monday, April 13, 2015 6:22 PM Breymaier, Shannon;Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Notz, Jane;Collins, Adam RE: LM Settlement Follow Up Fran’s S‐T story was also updated with info about the FBI, so the Feds must be putting something out there that  presumably is correct.  I don’t know that we need to do anything more on our end.  A City Council Committee agreed Monday to pay $5 million to the family of a black teenager shot 16 times by a Chicago Police officer — even before a lawsuit was filed — amid word that the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald is the subject of an FBI investigation. Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton disclosed the existence of a “pending and active” state and federal investigation of the October 20, 2014, shooting as he justified the unusual settlement before a lawsuit was filed. In a statement issued Monday afternoon, the U.S. Attorney’s office confirmed that the FBI office in Chicago was leading the investigation “in coordination with the Independent Police Review Authority, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.”   From: Breymaier, Shannon Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 6:18 PM To: Holden, John; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Notz, Jane; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: LM Settlement Follow Up   It is DOJ, not FBI, right? Do we need to correct them? From: Holden, John  Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 6:09:42 PM  To: Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Notz, Jane; Breymaier, Shannon; Collins, Adam  Subject: LM Settlement Follow Up    Channel 7 just ran a short “reader” about the McDonald settlement and ended by saying “the FBI also confirming today  that they have opened up an investigation.”        This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Holden, John Monday, April 13, 2015 6:38 PM Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Notz, Jane Breymaier, Shannon;Collins, Adam Revised Trib LM story FYI ‐ Revised Tribune story posted late Monday afternoon has Fardon on the record.  Feds investigating death of teen shot 16 times by Chicago cop Police redirect traffic near the 4100 block of South Pulaski Road where Laquan McDonald, inset, was fatally shot by police. Federal authorities confirmed Monday they are leading a criminal probe of a Chicago police officer who shot a knife-wielding teenager 16 times last October, killing him. 1 U of C professor: Release police shooting video     The joint investigation into the death of Laquan McDonald, 17, is being led by the FBI in coordination with federal prosecutors, the Independent Police Review Authority and the Cook County state's attorney's office, according to a statement Monday afternoon by U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon. City Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton first disclosed the ongoing probe Monday morning while recommending to the City Council's Finance Committee a settlement of $5 million in McDonald's death. The Finance Committee endorsed the settlement, and the City Council will take up the issue Wednesday. The teen was shot 16 times outside a fast-food restaurant on the Southwest Side on Oct. 20 after police responded to a call about a man wielding a knife, city officials said. In a briefing for reporters after the hearing, Patton said dashboard camera footage of the shooting was crucial to the city's decision to settle the case before a federal lawsuit was filed. He said lawyers for the family initially sought $16 million. During the hearing, Patton said the officer who fired all 16 shots said he was in fear for his life. But Patton noted that lawyers for the teen would question why none of the other five officers on the scene opened fire.   Cops: Boy, 17, fatally shot by officer after refusing to drop knife   Furthermore, lawyers for McDonald's family contend "very vehemently" that the videotape shows that McDonald was walking away from police when the lone officer fired the 16 shots, Patton said. McDonald's family has not filed a lawsuit, but his mother, Tina Hunter, is the administrator of her son's estate in Cook County probate court. According to accounts given by Chicago police and the Fraternal Order of Police at the time of the shooting, McDonald wielded a knife when officers confronted him about attempted car break-ins near 40th Street and Karlov Avenue in the Archer Heights neighborhood. 2 cComments    @jrcdmc I agree.  Joe Ano  at 6:23 PM April 13, 2015  Add a comment See all comments   76   FOP spokesman Pat Camden said McDonald ignored officers' commands to drop the knife as he walked toward Pulaski Road. More officers arrived, and police tried to box the teen in with two squad cars. Camden said McDonald punctured one squad car's front passenger-side tires and damaged the front windshield. Officers got out of their car and started to approach McDonald, telling him again to drop the knife, Camden said. One of the officers opened fire, he said, when McDonald lunged at them. The teen was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital about an hour later. A spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office said an autopsy found that McDonald suffered wounds to his chest, neck, back, arms and right leg. Martin Maloney, a spokesman for police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, has said that the officer who shot McDonald has been stripped of his police powers and put on paid desk duty pending the outcome of the investigation. The identity of the officer has not been made public. Patton said the city's collective bargaining agreement with the FOP bars officers involved in shootings from being named until they are identified as part of a criminal or other proceedings. Chicago Tribune reporter Jason Meisner contributed.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Monday, April 13, 2015 6:46 PM Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Breymaier, Shannon;Collins, Adam;Notz, Jane Mary Mitchell's column just posted   I am not sure that our getting back to her with anything would have gotten her to change much here.  She really did not  address the issue of what impact the settlement may or may not have on the criminal investigations.     Opinion   Videotape stays under wraps in fatal shooting of black teen by Chicago cop Posted: 04/13/2015, 06:29pm   Mary Mitchell   Laquan McDonald, 17, was fatally shot by a Chicago Police officer in October  2014.   Provided photo   Although Laquan McDonald appears to have had a life far too challenging for a 17-year-old, I believe his mother should be compensated for what happened to him. McDonald was fatally shot last October by a Chicago police officer who claimed the teenager slashed the tires on a police squad car and threatened officers with a knife. An autopsy determined his body had 16 bullet holes. But $5 million can also buy a lot of silence. OPINION As it is, the city has been able to keep this police-involved shooting shrouded in secrecy. 1 The identity of the police officer who shot McDonald multiple times remains a mystery even though he was stripped of his police powers and put on desk duty. And a dash-cam video that purportedly shows the Oct. 20, 2014, shooting also has been kept under wraps. The fatal shooting also raises questions about police training. Although at least five police officers were on the scene, apparently none of the officers was equipped with a Taser. Despite the uproar over police-involved fatalities elsewhere, McDonald’s death went virtually unnoticed here. Indeed, there weren’t any outraged protesters outside City Hall demanding that the Chicago Police Department provide answers about this teen’s death. “We did a candlelight vigil for him and a couple of family members and some people who worked with me were the only ones who showed up,” said Shawn Parker, the social worker who mentored McDonald during the months leading up to his death. City Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton revealed on Monday that this police shooting is being investigated by state and federal authorities. But the $5 million settlement that the City Council is expected to approve on Wednesday almost ensures that the videotape will stay locked away. That’s unfortunate. Authorities can take up to a year to sort out a police-involved shooting. Meanwhile, these unresolved cases erode what little trust there is between the community and police officers. The multimillion-dollar payout in this case is evidence that something went terribly wrong that night. “It is a case that the city had serious concerns about major liability,” said Craig Futterman, the founder of the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Clinic at the University of Chicago, the organization that has pressured the city to release the video. “It may also indicate their fear of the video coming out in a public trial. It is basically hush money,” he said. But rather than McDonald’s case ending in obscurity, Futterman believes the case could be a catalyst for change. “I am not aware of a single incidence in which a Chicago police officer has ever been criminally prosecuted for an on-duty shooting of another person. This could wind up being something quite historic,” he said. Parker said there are still a lot of unanswered questions, and the video might help answer some of them. “As far as what they do with the a civil suit, I don’t have anything to say about that. The family needs justice to be done,” Parker said. “But I would like them to show the videotape. I don’t know any young black male who is going to run up on a police car to stab a tire or break the glass and run off.”     2 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 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Shannon Breymaier O: 312-744-9045 C: 312-859-2719 Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org From: Collins, Adam Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 9:14 AM To: PRESS_LIST Subject: Q&A Hey everyone‐    It's been weeks since we had an official press conference and I'll be drafting the Q&A document this morning.  Given that it's been a while, and there are a number of things moving, I'd like to send it around and have it in  his book tonight. Can you please send me your items by 1:00?    Here's what I have ‐ anything missing?    ANDY  ‐ CDA head  ‐ ORD runways Hilk or ST follow ups (have the generic, could use something on Hilk)    CATHERINE  ‐ CTU negotiations  ‐ Charter applications    CHLOE  ‐ Morita confirmation  ‐ Mental health    EVE  ‐ Spike Lee movie (have)    LIBBY  ‐ Right to work/what does this mean for working with Rauner  ‐ Rauner reax ‐ bankruptcy, not offering much (have)  ‐ Rauner reax ‐ casino (have)  ‐ Pensions/finances (have, unless there's anything new we want to say)    SHANNON  1 ‐ NFL draft goings on  ‐ Council chairs (have)  ‐ Laquan McDonald/why not release video (have)  ‐ Koschman (have)  ‐ Obama Library (have, unless there's anything new to say)    ADAM  ‐ Burge reparations  ‐ Officer‐involved shootings/police discipline  ‐ Transition (have)  ‐ Chuy (have)      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:39 AM Breymaier, Shannon;Schrader, Lisa;Update_List;Darling, Leslie;Patton, Stephen;Rountree, Janey;Higgins, Jessica RE: McDonald video Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Defer to Lisa. I think that's right. There's really nothing more we can say pending the investigation      ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Breymaier, Shannon   Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:36 AM  To: Collins, Adam; Schrader, Lisa; Update_List; Darling, Leslie; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Higgins, Jessica  Subject: Re: McDonald video    Holden is downstairs with Patton and a couple reporters want to ask him follow‐ups about McDonald. I'm asking John  what they want to ask Steve, but what is the group's feeling on having him answer follow‐ups? My gut is no and to have  them send written Qs thru Holden for law to respond in writing, but please advise.  ________________________________________  From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:16:45 AM  To: Schrader, Lisa; Breymaier, Shannon; Update_List; Darling, Leslie; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Higgins, Jessica  Subject: RE: McDonald video    This is what IPRA said a couple days ago. The background is what we have said before    "The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important steps for  each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to prosecutors to  determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death continues to be  investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment."    BACKGROUND  This incident is under investigation by state and federal prosecutors and, as is the case with any case, disclosing any  evidence may hamper their investigation.    Chicago is already fairly unique among major cities in that there is an independent civilian investigative agency, separate  from the police department, which independently investigates every officer involved shooting and all forms of police  misconduct. That agency is the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA). Unlike the vast majority of civilian oversight  agencies in the US, IPRA has primary investigative authority and subpoena power over the most serious cases of police  misconduct in Chicago. Even in cities that have some type of still‐rare civilian review, most have their police departments  conduct the entire investigation and then allow a civilian oversight board to review.        ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  1 From: Schrader, Lisa  Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:04 AM  To: Breymaier, Shannon; Update_List; Darling, Leslie; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Higgins, Jessica  Subject: RE: McDonald video    We have talking points on this already. On record and background...can someone circulate?    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Breymaier, Shannon  Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:42 AM  To: Update_List; Darling, Leslie; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Higgins, Jessica  Subject: McDonald video    Fran was just badgering Steve down in council about why we won't release the McDonald video.    We should get ahead of this and say something like the following from DOL‐ thoughts?  Thanks,  Shannon    We fully plan on releasing the video after the federal and state investigations have been completed.      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Breymaier, Shannon Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:13 PM Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey RE: NYT on McDonald Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Reporters usually pull from his remarks/gaggle answers. We don’t typically do further interviews, though we don’t typically get follow up like this, either. Holden says Meinke wants to do a one-on-one with Patton and that there are “national media like Cheryl Corley” downstairs, too. Shannon Breymaier O: 312-744-9045 C: Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org From: Collins, Adam Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:09 PM To: Breymaier, Shannon; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: NYT on McDonald How would we normally handle something like this?      From: Breymaier, Shannon Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:02 AM To: Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: NYT on McDonald We didn't provide a statement to anyone‐ people pulled from his remarks and also his answers from the gaggle From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:55:07 AM  To: Breymaier, Shannon; Rountree, Janey  Subject: NYT on McDonald I just talked to Monica Davey at the NYT who is doing something on Laquan McDonald for tomorrow. She’s looking for  whatever the City has to say about the incident and settlement. OTR, I told her about IPRA being unique among major  cities, and about why the video can’t be released.   Before we just ship her off to Holden, does Law have something ready they could ship her – or was it just Steve’s  remarks yesterday?   IPRA "The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important steps for  each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to prosecutors to  1 determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's death continues to  be investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment."   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Is that the case in every police shooting in Chicago? From: Collins, Adam [mailto:Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:14 PM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: RE: inquiry from NYT Is there anything you guys can even say? I’d assume not    From: Maloney, Martin [mailto:Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:12 PM To: Collins, Adam Subject: FW: inquiry from NYT I’ll pull something together, but wanted to put this on your radar. From: Davey, Monica [mailto:davey@nytimes.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:08 PM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: inquiry from NYT Marty, I have some questions for a story I'm doing on the Laquan McDonald case. I'm going to be filing it tomorrow in the middle of the day and need these answered, if at all possible, by the end of the day today. Here are my questions: - Can you describe to me the narrative of what happened in the case? Location/date/time/number of shots fired/how many times he was hit/etc. - Who was the officer involved, and if you will not identify that person, can you help our readers understand why you don't id them? Is that the case in every police shooting in Chicago? - Can you give me any background on the officer, such as years of service, age, commendations, discipline? - In cases of police shootings in Chicago, what is the standard process for investigating them? - Is there anything different in this case and if so what and why? - Is it standard for the county state's attorney's office, the FBI and the US attorney's office to look at police shootings in Chicago? 1 - May I view a copy of any dash cam recordings or other video that the police department has access to in the case? - Separate from this case, there is a trial going right now involving a police shooting and a charge of involuntary manslaughter. The Sun-Times has reported that that case is the first Chicago police officer to be charged in a fatal shooting in 15 years here. Is that accurate? -Finally, does Jon Burge receive any benefits/pension/health care/anything from his work for CPD? And how many police officers were fired in connection to the Burge cases? Thanks, Marty. I'm at 312 543 4883. Or on email. Best, Monica Monica Davey The New York Times Chicago Bureau Chief 111 E. Wacker Dr. Suite 3020 Chicago, Illinois 60601 312-543-4883 (cell) 312-552-7207 (office) This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:01 PM Holden, John;Breymaier, Shannon;Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org) Darling, Leslie;Rountree, Janey RE: video and officer's name in Laquan McDonald death Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed +Janey    Below are some questions CPD just got from Mary Mitchell. John, can you please pull answers on these? It might make  sense to have Tarrah call Mary later today.    Janey also had a good thought.    Can you confirm that the only officer being investigated by IPRA and the feds for the Laquan McDonald fatality is the  shooter? I'm told that CPD detectives removed 86 minutes of videotape from the Burger King surveillance cameras  (without a warrant) designed to cover up the shooting? Are these detectives being investigated. Can you confirm the  officer under investigation is Jason Van Dyke.      From: Holden, John Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:22 PM To: Breymaier, Shannon; Collins, Adam; Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org) Cc: Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: video and officer's name in Laquan McDonald death   Already working on it and the NYT draft responses.      From: Breymaier, Shannon Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:21 PM To: Collins, Adam; Holden, John; Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org) Cc: Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: video and officer's name in Laquan McDonald death   Yes – John, please draft responses to these Qs for review. Shannon Breymaier O: 312-744-9045 C: Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org From: Collins, Adam Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:19 PM To: Holden, John; Maloney, Martin (Martin.Maloney@chicagopolice.org); Breymaier, Shannon Subject: FW: video and officer's name in Laquan McDonald death 1   +Shannon and minus Chip    I think all of this was covered by Steve already yesterday, right?    From: Chip Mitchell [mailto:cmitchell@wbez.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:15 PM To: 'martin.maloney@chicagopolice.org'; Holden, John Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: video and officer's name in Laquan McDonald death   Hi Marty and John:    We have three questions for any representative of the city:    (1) Why hasn’t the city released the dashboard camera video to the public?    (2) Why hasn’t the city released the name of the officer who fired the shots?    (3) Does the city stand behind the CPD’s October 21 statement claiming that McDonald “. . . continued to approach the  officers. As a result of this action, the officer  discharged his weapon striking the offender.” If not, what is the city doing to hold CPD official(s) accountable for this  statement?    We need on‐the‐record answers by 3:30 p.m. to be included in our afternoon coverage. We will consider responses later  than that for our morning and subsequent coverage.    Thanks.    Chip      Chip Mitchell, reporter, WBEZ 91.5 FM, cmitchell@wbez.org  312‐893‐2902 desk, 312‐286‐9986 mobile, 312‐948‐4673 fax  West Side Bureau, 2710 W. Cermak Rd., Chicago, IL 60608  https://twitter.com/ChipMitchell1   www.linkedin.com/in/ChipMitchell1  www.facebook.com/ChipMitchell1  https://plus.google.com/111079509307132701769/posts    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:12 PM Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie s-t story   News   Alderman demands release of video of police officer shooting black teenager Posted: 04/14/2015, 12:37pm   Fran Spielman   Laquan McDonald at graduation   Provided  photo   The chairman of the City Council’s Black Caucus on Tuesday demanded the release of a potentially incendiary video showing a Chicago Police officer firing 16 shots into the body of slain African-American teenager Laquan McDonald. 1 Ald. Howard Brookins (21st) acknowledged that the dashboard camera video of one Chicago Police officer unleashing  the barrage of gunfire that killed McDonald, 17, on Oct. 20, 2014, as at least five other responding officers exercised  restraint would “really inflame the passions of the community‐at‐large.”  But Brookins said that’s the price that must be paid if the Chicago Police Department is ever going to confront and move  beyond the disparate treatment of African‐American men by a “handful” of rogue officers that’s become a systemic  problem for police across the nation.  FBI INVESTIGATION: Feds look into shooting of teen by   An FBI investigation of the fatal shooting and a $5 million settlement to McDonald’s family — even before a lawsuit was filed — should not preclude the video’s release or serve as what one civil rights attorney has called “hush money,” Brookins said. “I’m not worried about rioting or demonstrations. I need this to stop. If you don’t show the video and this continues to happen, then we’re still headed down that path. … It can help us also going forward to come up with policies and practices that will end this once and for all,” Brookins said. Ald. Howard Brookins wants the Chicago Police Department to release a video showing the shooting death of a teenager. File Photo “There’s no plan to look at the video and I think that situation is outrageous. My understanding is, there’s one police officer who’s doing the shooting and several police officers standing [around]. … I don’t understand how this still happens … after countless numbers of police shootings, after [former police officer Anthony] Abbate [was] seen in a bar beating a bar maid. I don’t know why this stuff still happens.” He added, “No matter how ugly the situations are, the public has a right to know. I will stand on your First Amendment rights to show that just like I will stand on a criminal defendant’s Fifth Amendment right to shut up.” Ald. Carrie Austin (34th), outspoken chairman of the City Council’s Budget Committee, strongly disagreed with Brookins. Austin wants the video kept under wraps. “It would incite somebody . . . to do something violent — to rise up in ways that aren’t necessary,” Austin said. 2 Ald. Carrie Austin said she fears that releasing a video showing the shooting death of Laquan McDonald would incite unrest. File Photo “Some would say that they would rather see it. I think that would be insensitive. Why would you want to even see something like that take place? For you to retaliate is not gonna correct the situation. It has happened. It is done. That individual will receive their punishment. So, I don’t think we should go on and on with that . . . It would just distraught somebody to do that. Then, we would lose confidence [of] our citizenry. And I don’t want that to happen. We worked hard to gain their confidence back.” Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton said the shooting video has been shown to attorneys representing the McDonald family and supports the family’s contention that the knife-wielding teenager was continuing to walk away from police at the time of the shooting. Patton said the shooting video will be released at the appropriate time, but not while an “active federal and state criminal investigation” is still going on. “The last thing that any of us want to do is to do something that might interfere with or compromise that pending investigation,” Patton said. “I am confident this video will be released. When could depend on whether charges are brought and…what the prosecutor or prosecutors have to say about it….If prosecutors say, `We want you to hold off on that because we don’t want to interfere with the prosecution,’ then that would be something we would certainly listen seriously to. But the bottom line is at that appropriate time, this videotape will be released.” Patton refused to speculate on whether releasing the video might incite demonstrations. He simply said that’s not the city’s motivation for holding back nor is the $5 million settlement an attempt to keep the video under wraps. “Absolutely false. This isn’t hush money. We evaluated this settlement the same way we do every other,” he said. Brookins noted that unarmed African-American civilians LaTanya Haggerty, 26, and Robert Russ, 22, were shot to death by officers after separate police pursuits on the same June, 1999 weekend, touching off a summer filled with protests about alleged police brutality. That forced Chicago taxpayers to pay $18 million in damages to the Haggerty family and $9.6 million to the Russ family. Sadly, those were not isolated incidents, Brookins said. 3 “The Band-Aid continues to be ripped off as you see these other issues throughout the country and here that, particularly African-American males’ lives don’t have as much value as other citizens of this country,” he said. “There is not an African-American man I know that has not been pulled over unfairly by the police or appeared to be racially profiled. And that went from the late Bishop [Arthur] Brazier to myself as a young lawyer. … I would like to see it stop. I would like to see us stop paying out hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars for senseless acts of a very few police officers that discredit the whole department and give a stain or a black eye to our city and other cities around the country.” Brookins then referred to what he called the “sanitized” version of events recited time and again by a spokesman for the Fraternal Order of Police who shows up at the scene of every police-involved shooting. “You could just replay old video because it’s always the same thing. You could look at every police report because it always reads the same. Then, you look at the actual video, which dispels what has been said in official written documents and you know that police officers in those limited situations have not been forthright with the community,” the alderman said.     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:12 PM Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie s-t story   News   Alderman demands release of video of police officer shooting black teenager Posted: 04/14/2015, 12:37pm   Fran Spielman   Laquan McDonald at graduation   Provided  photo   The chairman of the City Council’s Black Caucus on Tuesday demanded the release of a potentially incendiary video showing a Chicago Police officer firing 16 shots into the body of slain African-American teenager Laquan McDonald. 1 Ald. Howard Brookins (21st) acknowledged that the dashboard camera video of one Chicago Police officer unleashing  the barrage of gunfire that killed McDonald, 17, on Oct. 20, 2014, as at least five other responding officers exercised  restraint would “really inflame the passions of the community‐at‐large.”  But Brookins said that’s the price that must be paid if the Chicago Police Department is ever going to confront and move  beyond the disparate treatment of African‐American men by a “handful” of rogue officers that’s become a systemic  problem for police across the nation.  FBI INVESTIGATION: Feds look into shooting of teen by   An FBI investigation of the fatal shooting and a $5 million settlement to McDonald’s family — even before a lawsuit was filed — should not preclude the video’s release or serve as what one civil rights attorney has called “hush money,” Brookins said. “I’m not worried about rioting or demonstrations. I need this to stop. If you don’t show the video and this continues to happen, then we’re still headed down that path. … It can help us also going forward to come up with policies and practices that will end this once and for all,” Brookins said. Ald. Howard Brookins wants the Chicago Police Department to release a video showing the shooting death of a teenager. File Photo “There’s no plan to look at the video and I think that situation is outrageous. My understanding is, there’s one police officer who’s doing the shooting and several police officers standing [around]. … I don’t understand how this still happens … after countless numbers of police shootings, after [former police officer Anthony] Abbate [was] seen in a bar beating a bar maid. I don’t know why this stuff still happens.” He added, “No matter how ugly the situations are, the public has a right to know. I will stand on your First Amendment rights to show that just like I will stand on a criminal defendant’s Fifth Amendment right to shut up.” Ald. Carrie Austin (34th), outspoken chairman of the City Council’s Budget Committee, strongly disagreed with Brookins. Austin wants the video kept under wraps. “It would incite somebody . . . to do something violent — to rise up in ways that aren’t necessary,” Austin said. 2 Ald. Carrie Austin said she fears that releasing a video showing the shooting death of Laquan McDonald would incite unrest. File Photo “Some would say that they would rather see it. I think that would be insensitive. Why would you want to even see something like that take place? For you to retaliate is not gonna correct the situation. It has happened. It is done. That individual will receive their punishment. So, I don’t think we should go on and on with that . . . It would just distraught somebody to do that. Then, we would lose confidence [of] our citizenry. And I don’t want that to happen. We worked hard to gain their confidence back.” Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton said the shooting video has been shown to attorneys representing the McDonald family and supports the family’s contention that the knife-wielding teenager was continuing to walk away from police at the time of the shooting. Patton said the shooting video will be released at the appropriate time, but not while an “active federal and state criminal investigation” is still going on. “The last thing that any of us want to do is to do something that might interfere with or compromise that pending investigation,” Patton said. “I am confident this video will be released. When could depend on whether charges are brought and…what the prosecutor or prosecutors have to say about it….If prosecutors say, `We want you to hold off on that because we don’t want to interfere with the prosecution,’ then that would be something we would certainly listen seriously to. But the bottom line is at that appropriate time, this videotape will be released.” Patton refused to speculate on whether releasing the video might incite demonstrations. He simply said that’s not the city’s motivation for holding back nor is the $5 million settlement an attempt to keep the video under wraps. “Absolutely false. This isn’t hush money. We evaluated this settlement the same way we do every other,” he said. Brookins noted that unarmed African-American civilians LaTanya Haggerty, 26, and Robert Russ, 22, were shot to death by officers after separate police pursuits on the same June, 1999 weekend, touching off a summer filled with protests about alleged police brutality. That forced Chicago taxpayers to pay $18 million in damages to the Haggerty family and $9.6 million to the Russ family. Sadly, those were not isolated incidents, Brookins said. 3 “The Band-Aid continues to be ripped off as you see these other issues throughout the country and here that, particularly African-American males’ lives don’t have as much value as other citizens of this country,” he said. “There is not an African-American man I know that has not been pulled over unfairly by the police or appeared to be racially profiled. And that went from the late Bishop [Arthur] Brazier to myself as a young lawyer. … I would like to see it stop. I would like to see us stop paying out hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars for senseless acts of a very few police officers that discredit the whole department and give a stain or a black eye to our city and other cities around the country.” Brookins then referred to what he called the “sanitized” version of events recited time and again by a spokesman for the Fraternal Order of Police who shows up at the scene of every police-involved shooting. “You could just replay old video because it’s always the same thing. You could look at every police report because it always reads the same. Then, you look at the actual video, which dispels what has been said in official written documents and you know that police officers in those limited situations have not been forthright with the community,” the alderman said.     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:31 PM Breymaier, Shannon;Schrader, Lisa;Update_List;Rountree, Janey;Darling, Leslie Re: McDonald follow up - FYI Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed I found out a bit ago that IPRA's PIO talked to Monica about the structure of IPRA and how they operate  without checking in with me (and despite the fact I had already reached out to coordinate earlier in the day).  From the conversation I've had since it doesn't sound like there are any issues, but want to be sure we have a  head's up.    We could give Monica the Ando statement on this...    "The City takes it seriously every time an officer fires their weapon, which is why we take two very important  steps for each incident: we conduct an independent, civilian led investigation, and we refer each incident to  prosecutors to determine if criminal charges may be appropriate. The shooting that led to Laquan McDonald's  death continues to be investigated by prosecutors, and as a result we cannot offer any further comment."    From: Breymaier, Shannon  Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:25 PM  To: Schrader, Lisa; Update_List; Rountree, Janey; Darling, Leslie  Subject: RE: McDonald follow up ‐ FYI      Great, will do. Thanks!    Shannon Breymaier  O: 312-744-9045 C: Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org    From: Schrader, Lisa Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:25 PM To: Breymaier, Shannon; Update_List; Rountree, Janey; Darling, Leslie Subject: Re: McDonald follow up - FYI     I'm ok if it's on background only     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.  From: Breymaier, Shannon  Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:14 PM  To: Update_List; Rountree, Janey; Darling, Leslie  Subject: RE: McDonald follow up - FYI    Steve thinks it would be better to talk to the NYT reporter instead of providing written responses.   1 Her Qs are below and Holden should be sending me written responses soon, but Lisa, are you OK with Steve talking to her on the phone or would you prefer we have law answer in writing? Please advise.    ‐ Any chance I can speak with Stephen Patton at some point today about this case? (If not, do you have video of his press  briefing yesterday?)   ‐ The main thing I'm interested in learning is what led the city to propose this settlement ‐‐ the dash cam video?  Statements from the other officers? Something else?  ‐ What is the status of the dash cam video? Obviously, I'd like to see it. Do I need to FOIA it? May I view it?   ‐Who is the lawyer for the deceased person's family?  ‐ How much has the city paid over the last number of years in cases where someone has been shot by police? Do you  have a measure of that for five years? Ten years? Some other number of years?   ‐ On the Burge reparations ordinance, how much has the city already paid out over the years on Burge‐related  settlements? I notice that the Trib and Sun‐Times regularly say that the city, county and state have paid more than $100  million. That seem accurate from your vantage point?         Shannon Breymaier  O: 312-744-9045 C: 312-859-2719  Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org    From: Breymaier, Shannon Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:59 PM To: Update_List; Rountree, Janey; Darling, Leslie Subject: McDonald follow up - FYI     FYI- Law and CPD are getting a bunch of follow-up questions about the McDonald settlement. DOL is drafting answers and I’ll circulate when there is something to review.  Thanks,  Shannon    Shannon Breymaier  O: 312-744-9045 C: Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:54 PM Platt, Thomas FW: Laquan McDonald inquiry.     From: Gorner, Jeremy [mailto:jgorner@chicagotribune.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:50 PM To: Holden, John Subject: Laquan McDonald inquiry. Importance: High   Hey John,    So in the case file for the Laquan McDonald (ME2014‐01071), there’s a toxicological report that says he was found with  PCP in his system. The positive finding is listed in an AMENDED toxicology report by toxicologist Michael Wagner and it  says the “date reviewed” was 3/31/2015.     Here’s what it says under the lab report from NMS LABS:    Analysis and Comments                Result                   Units                     Rpt. Limit                             Specimen  Source                             Analysis By  Phencyclidine                                    56                           ng/mL                   5.0                                          001 – Cavity  Blood                           GC/MS    *My question is, did the Law Department know about this before the agreed upon settlement with McDonald’s  family’s lawyers? Does the Law Department have any reaction to this finding in the toxicological report?    This is deadline‐pressing for tomorrow’s paper, so  if there’s any way to get this answered by today I’d really appreciate  it.    Thanks!    Jeremy Gorner  Reporter – Chicago Tribune  O: 312‐222‐4569  C: 312‐912‐3967                                        This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Wednesday, April 15, 2015 9:13 AM Collins, Adam;Darling, Leslie;Breymaier, Shannon;Rountree, Janey RE: (NEWS) CBS2 News at 5:30AM: City Council will review and vote on three major settlements today Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed No.   From: Collins, Adam Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 7:28 AM To: Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Breymaier, Shannon; Rountree, Janey Subject: Fwd: (NEWS) CBS2 News at 5:30AM: City Council will review and vote on three major settlements today Does the toxicology report in today's Trib have any implications for the McDonald settlement? -------- Original message -------From: NewsClips Date: 04/15/2015 6:49 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Subject: (NEWS) CBS2 News at 5:30AM: City Council will review and vote on three major settlements today CBS2 News at 5:30AM: City Council will review and vote on three major settlements today ANCHOR: Some of Chicago’s most controversial and high profile cases could finally be laid to rest. Today the  city council is set to approve three major settlements including one to the victims of the police commander.  Vince Gerasole is live at city hall to break it down for us. Good morning. GERASOLE: Good morning. We sure are talking about an awful lot of money. The settlements tote until the  millions of dollars and the details have been worked out. Before city council today, they'll be introduced, come  up for a vote or be discussed. Most are the results of scandals that have plagued the city for some time. The  highest payout includes a $5.5 million fund for the dozens of victims connected to the former Chicago police  commander and a number of rogue police officers. The package would include tuition, counselling and job  training as well as $100,000 for victims that the city agrees suffered abuse by the commander and his officers.  Yesterday some of them recalled the crimes. TORTURE VICTIM: It happened. It's regrettable. We got a way in which not to break the city but to show that,  hey, look, we're sorry, and here's something, you know, may not be all that you want but something. So I want  the city to know that I appreciate that. GERASOLE: David Koschman, a victim was killed back in 2004 by a police officer, the nephew of the former  mayor. It took years to charge and convict him of involuntary manslaughter and he was eventually sentenced  to 60 days in jail. And his mother filed a conspiracy suit alleging that the city was trying to cover that up. And  finally Laquan McDonald, a $250,000 settlement has been approved last October police shot a victim 16 times  killing him. Police say he lunged at them with a knife but dash cam video shows him walking away. But a new  toxicology report shows that he had pcp in his system and now puts that settlement in jeopardy. City  attorneys argue it's less costly to settle the cases out of court than to take them to court. They come up for  1 discussion and possible votes later today before the full city council. Reporting live, Vince Gerasole, cbs 2  news.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Wednesday, April 15, 2015 9:47 AM Breymaier, Shannon Collins, Adam;Deal, Joe;Update_List Re: Draft Q&A Categories: FOIA To-Do Tell her OTR that it'd be premature to speculate, even though she likes to do that. She got the answer earlier.      On Apr 15, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Breymaier, Shannon  wrote:  Also, Fran is not satisfied with the answer about how we are paying for the Burge reparations. She’s now trying to get Alex on the phone to get an answer (her follow up Q was, “will you borrow”).  Just a flag, as MRE may be asked.    Shannon Breymaier  O: 312-744-9045 C:   Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org    From: Breymaier, Shannon Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 7:30 AM To: Collins, Adam; Deal, Joe; Update_List Subject: Re: Draft Q&A     Ed was still pushing on how much the nfl would pay the city for the draft. I won't be surprised if he asks  mre today. Joe, do you suggest he just say that the permits are being processed? Or should he say  something else?   From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 7:05:19 PM  To: Deal, Joe; Update_List  Subject: RE: Draft Q&A     Updated with that. I’ll send this home with him     From: Deal, Joe Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 6:05 PM To: Collins, Adam; Update_List Subject: RE: Draft Q&A     A couple of suggestions:     1 Why such broad street closures for the draft? Because the NFL is planning a spectacular event. You can  see that from the pictures that were released yesterday. Having said that, we worked with Choose and  the NFL to minimize the closures.     ORD Noise: The statement that is in there (below) is an odd frame. The FAA isn’t going to come up with  a plan for us. If we want to push the FAA, then we need to push them to answer our request for an  expedited noise study. Additionally, we could say that they should have more than 2 meetings regarding  the runway that will open in October. They announced today that they are going to have 2 long public  meetings rather than 4 shorter ones.     (And I will work with residents and local leaders to keep pressure on the FAA to take our  concerns seriously and come up with a workable plan to ensure O'Hare remains an economic  engine for our city and maintains a high quality of life for those who live near the airport.)      Spike Lee Movie: I think he should add something about Chicago (or reputation, or people, or history)  being able to withstand a movie. Then he could say, however, I feel for everyone who will feel  stigmatized by the portrayal of their neighborhoods.        From: Collins, Adam Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 5:47 PM To: Update_List Subject: Draft Q&A     Attached is a draft Q&A for tomorrow, for the items we have so far. Please take a look and let  me know if you have any edits or suggestions.     BURGE REPARATIONS  LAQUAN MCDONALD   KOSCHMAN SETTLEMENT  HILLARY  OBAMA LIBRARY  NFL DRAFT  RAUNER ON EDGE TAX CREDITS  RAUNER PUSHING BANKRUPTCY AS AN OPTION FOR CPS  RAUNER ON CASINOS  O’HARE   PENSIONS/FINANCES  DR. MORITA APPIONTMENT  MENTAL HEALTH  SPIKE LEE MOVIE  CTU CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS  CHARTER APPLICATIONS       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or 2 copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Maloney, Martin Wednesday, April 15, 2015 10:12 AM Collins, Adam FW: inquiry from NYT Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged See Monica’s remaining questions – did you want those to come from DOL too? From: Davey, Monica [mailto:davey@nytimes.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 9:58 AM To: Maloney, Martin Subject: Re: inquiry from NYT Can you answer the Burge pension question? And can you answer the question about the court case now underway? On Apr 14, 2015, at 1:07 PM, Davey, Monica wrote: Marty, Per our discussion just now, I have some questions for a story I'm doing on the Laquan McDonald case. I'm going to be filing it tomorrow in the middle of the day and need these answered, if at all possible, by the end of the day today. Here are my questions: - Can you describe to me the narrative of what happened in the case? Location/date/time/number of shots fired/how many times he was hit/etc. - Who was the officer involved, and if you will not identify that person, can you help our readers understand why you don't id them? Is that the case in every police shooting in Chicago? - Can you give me any background on the officer, such as years of service, age, commendations, discipline? - In cases of police shootings in Chicago, what is the standard process for investigating them? - Is there anything different in this case and if so what and why? - Is it standard for the county state's attorney's office, the FBI and the US attorney's office to look at police shootings in Chicago? 1 - May I view a copy of any dash cam recordings or other video that the police department has access to in the case? - Separate from this case, there is a trial going right now involving a police shooting and a charge of involuntary manslaughter. The Sun-Times has reported that that case is the first Chicago police officer to be charged in a fatal shooting in 15 years here. Is that accurate? -Finally, does Jon Burge receive any benefits/pension/health care/anything from his work for CPD? And how many police officers were fired in connection to the Burge cases? Thanks, Marty. I'm at 312 543 4883. Or on email. Best, Monica Monica Davey The New York Times Chicago Bureau Chief 111 E. Wacker Dr. Suite 3020 Chicago, Illinois 60601 312-543-4883 (cell) 312-552-7207 (office) 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Davey, Monica Wednesday, April 15, 2015 12:23 PM Collins, Adam Re: quick and easy question for you for my planning Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged Am I right to understand that the City Council just approved that $5 million settlement in the Laquan McDonald case? (There was no discussion so I just want to be sure that represented approval...) Also, can I get the language of the Burge legislation? It was introduced formally today right? On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Collins, Adam wrote: Ok. Let me know   From: Davey, Monica [mailto:davey@nytimes.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:57 PM To: Collins, Adam Subject: Re: quick and easy question for you for my planning Still waiting for stuff to come back from others but making progress On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:54 PM, Collins, Adam wrote: Do you have what you need on these?   From: Davey, Monica [mailto:davey@nytimes.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:52 PM To: Collins, Adam Subject: Re: quick and easy question for you for my planning Thanks 1 On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Collins, Adam wrote: Burge package will be voted on in May   The settlements will be voted on tomorrow   From: Davey, Monica [mailto:davey@nytimes.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:22 PM To: Collins, Adam Subject: quick and easy question for you for my planning One question for you: Will the Burge Reparations issue get a final vote in the City Council on Wed? If not, when will a final vote come? And will there be a final vote regarding the settlement with McDonald's family on Wed? If not, when will a final vote come? Thanks Monica This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Wednesday, April 15, 2015 3:46 PM Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie Fran's LM Council story This just popped up for me on the S‐T site though it was posted shortly after noon.  The only “news” here is Ald. Austin’s  observations.  It otherwise recycles Steve’s testimony from Monday :  City Council approves $5 million settlement stemming from fatal police shooting Fran Spielman   As an FBI investigation continues, the fatal police shooting of a knife-wielding black teenager on Wednesday triggered a $5 million city settlement amid word that Laquan McDonald had PCP in his system when a Chicago Police officer shot him 16 times. The presence of a drug that can make the user exhibit aggressive behavior had no impact on the City Council’s decision to settle the case — even before a lawsuit was filed — and it shouldn’t, said Ald. Carrie Austin (34th), outspoken chairman of the Council’s Budget Committee. “How would they [police] have known that? They would not have known that. You’re gonna look at them and know what kind of substance they have in them? I could have taken a Bayer aspirin. How would you know it?” Austin said. “Even though it’s an illegal substance. So what? That particular [drug] could have gotten him to a level of cohesiveness or coherentness. Some people are extremely aggressive. Some could be less aggressive or keep them at a medium.” Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton has promised to release the potentially incendiary video of the shooting at the appropriate time, but not while an “active federal and state criminal investigation” continues. No matter what the toxicology report says, that doesn’t mitigate the fact that a Chicago Police officer fired 16 shots into McDonald’s body on October 20, 2014 as five other responding officers exercised restraint, Austin said. “I myself would just like to know: What was going through that officer’s head? What were you thinking? Were you thinking just apprehension? Did you just make a mistake? I just think that was excessive,” Austin said. The pre-lawsuit payment to the McDonald family is the latest in a string of costly settlements stemming from alleged police wrongdoing. It all started when a man called 911 to report that a knife-wielding offender had threatened him and was attempting to break into vehicles in an Archer Heights trucking yard at 41st and Kildare. 1 Two police officers responded to the call and found McDonald about a block away holding a knife in his right hand, Patton said. When the teenager was ordered to drop the knife, he ignored the demand and kept walking along 40th Street toward Pulaski, away from the officers. Patton then described how one of the officers followed McDonald on foot, “kind of beside” the teenager, while the other officer followed in a marked squad car and called a dispatcher to request a back-up unit with a Taser. The slow pursuit continued until McDonald neared Pulaski, potentially endangering civilians. That’s when the officer in the squad car pulled in front of the teenager to block his path. According to Patton, McDonald responded by using the knife to puncture one of the squad car’s front tires and struck the windshield with a knife before continuing through a Burger King parking lot and onto Pulaski. By that point, two additional squad cars reported to the scene, one equipped with a dashboard camera that recorded the deadly shooting. The squad car with the camera followed behind McDonald. The other squad car pulled up beside, then in front of the teenager and both officers jumped out with their guns drawn. One of those two officers then opened fire and shot McDonald 16 times, all of it captured on videotape. The shooting officer contends that McDonald was moving toward him and that he opened fire to protect himself. Plaintiffs’ attorneys have countered that the teenager was continuing to walk away from police at the time of the shooting and that the video supports that version of events. Family attorneys also have contended that McDonald posed no imminent threat because there were no pedestrians or vehicles nearby at the time of the shooting. “This is kind of a unique case, where we had the original two officers who arrived at the scene, followed Mr. McDonald for some number of blocks and matter of minutes and never saw fit to discharge their weapons. It also applies to [the shooter’s] partner, who was right beside him when they exited the police vehicle, also got out of the police car with guns drawn, but did not shoot,” Patton told the Finance Committee Monday. Noting that the family initially demanded $16 million, the corporation counsel said, “So, the plaintiffs will contend, if this matter were not resolved, that the unreasonableness of Officer A’s conduct is shown by the restraint that was shown by the other five officers, none of whom discharged their weapons.” Although McDonald had an “extensive juvenile record,” Patton said he had recently secured a summer job through a church social agency. Just a month before the shooting, he had also enrolled in the Sullivan Alternative School for troubled youth, where his mentor was prepared to testify that McDonald had good grades at the time of his death and was “making progress in turning his life around.” Patton insisted that it is “not unusual” to settle cases before litigation is filed, But, it “generally happens” in cases involving property damage. “It is more unusual in police cases, but fully consistent with our policy of assessing cases early and determining whether they’re cases that should be settled and, if we conclude that they are, to try to resolve them before they generate a lot of fees and expenses and become more difficult to resolve,” he said. 2 The City Council signed off on the $5 million settlement on a day when Mayor Rahm Emanuel formally introduced an ordinance creating a $5.5 million “reparations” fund to compensate victims allegedly tortured by convicted former Area 2 Commander Jon Burge and his co-horts. The timing may or may not have been coincidental. But it was certainly fortunate politically.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:38 PM Patton, Stephen RE: LM video follow up Thanks, Steve    From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:32 PM To: Collins, Adam; Breymaier, Shannon; Holden, John; Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: LM video follow up   Okay.  Then run with it.  Thanks.    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:26 PM To: Patton, Stephen; Breymaier, Shannon; Holden, John; Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: LM video follow up       From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:20 PM To: Collins, Adam; Breymaier, Shannon; Holden, John; Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: LM video follow up           From: Collins, Adam Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 3:51 PM To: Breymaier, Shannon; Holden, John; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: LM video follow up   What the AP wants is a line about how we will release the video at some point, and we should get that to them. Can we  just give them something like what Steve said to Fran?    “The last thing that any of us want to do is to do something that might interfere with or compromise the pending investigation by prosecutors, but we are confident this video will be released at the appropriate time when their investigation is complete.” 1     From: Breymaier, Shannon Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 3:43 PM To: Holden, John; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: LM video follow up   +Adam From: Holden, John  Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 3:38:20 PM  To: Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie  Cc: Breymaier, Shannon  Subject: LM video follow up Hi Steve and Leslie –     The AP and MSNBC both called in the past hour looking to get confirmation on the reason for not releasing the LM video  at this time.  The producer at MSNBC also asked if the settlement agreement explicitly prohibited the release of the  video and whether there were any other terms of the contract that are public.     The answer below on not releasing the video is drawn from the Q&A that was prepared for Monday’s meeting.     Because this matter is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation by federal and state law enforcement authorities, we do not want to interfere with and potentially compromise an ongoing criminal investigation.    Does this still work for you.     p.s. I have been monitoring media today and did not see any more coverage of this matter aside from this WBBM brief  posted online.     City Council Approves Settlements For Families Of Laquan McDonald, David Koschman April 15, 2015 3:08 PM   Chicago City Council Chambers (CBS) (CBS) — Money matters were uppermost at Wednesday’s Chicago City Council meeting, reports WBBMs Political Editor Craig Dellimore. Quickly and without debate the City Council approved a $5 million settlement for the family of Laquan McDonald, a knife-wielding teenager who was shot 16 times and killed by a Chicago police officer last October; a $250,000 settlement for Nanci Koschman, whose son David was killed in an altercation with the nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley; and $325,000 for a couple whose vintage record collection was destroyed in a flood caused by a broken water main. 2    John     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:48 PM Holden, John;Collins, Adam;Breymaier, Shannon;Darling, Leslie RE: LM video follow up     From: Holden, John Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:40 PM To: Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Breymaier, Shannon; Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: LM video follow up   They were asking for a statement about our posture on the release of the video as well as a few other things about what  the settlement agreement said about the video’s release and any other aspects of the agreement could be disclosed.  I  think we might be able to get by with just the statement with them for now.      From: Collins, Adam Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:37 PM To: Holden, John; Patton, Stephen; Breymaier, Shannon; Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: LM video follow up   Yes please, to the AP. I’m not sure what MSNBC is asking specifically    From: Holden, John Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:35 PM To: Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam; Breymaier, Shannon; Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: LM video follow up   Adam and Shannon – just to confirm, I will put it out on our end as a statement from Steve.    From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:32 PM To: Collins, Adam; Breymaier, Shannon; Holden, John; Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: LM video follow up   Okay.  Then run with it.  Thanks.    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:26 PM To: Patton, Stephen; Breymaier, Shannon; Holden, John; Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: LM video follow up       From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:20 PM 1 To: Collins, Adam; Breymaier, Shannon; Holden, John; Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: LM video follow up                      From: Collins, Adam Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 3:51 PM To: Breymaier, Shannon; Holden, John; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie Subject: RE: LM video follow up   What the AP wants is a line about how we will release the video at some point, and we should get that to them. Can we  just give them something like what Steve said to Fran?    “The last thing that any of us want to do is to do something that might interfere with or compromise the pending investigation by prosecutors, but we are confident this video will be released at the appropriate time when their investigation is complete.”     From: Breymaier, Shannon Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 3:43 PM To: Holden, John; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: LM video follow up   +Adam From: Holden, John  Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 3:38:20 PM  To: Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie  Cc: Breymaier, Shannon  Subject: LM video follow up Hi Steve and Leslie –     The AP and MSNBC both called in the past hour looking to get confirmation on the reason for not releasing the LM video  at this time.  The producer at MSNBC also asked if the settlement agreement explicitly prohibited the release of the  video and whether there were any other terms of the contract that are public.     The answer below on not releasing the video is drawn from the Q&A that was prepared for Monday’s meeting.     Because this matter is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation by federal and state law enforcement authorities, we do not want to interfere with and potentially compromise an ongoing criminal investigation.    2 Does this still work for you.     p.s. I have been monitoring media today and did not see any more coverage of this matter aside from this WBBM brief  posted online.     City Council Approves Settlements For Families Of Laquan McDonald, David Koschman April 15, 2015 3:08 PM   Chicago City Council Chambers (CBS) (CBS) — Money matters were uppermost at Wednesday’s Chicago City Council meeting, reports WBBMs Political Editor Craig Dellimore. Quickly and without debate the City Council approved a $5 million settlement for the family of Laquan McDonald, a knife-wielding teenager who was shot 16 times and killed by a Chicago police officer last October; a $250,000 settlement for Nanci Koschman, whose son David was killed in an altercation with the nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley; and $325,000 for a couple whose vintage record collection was destroyed in a flood caused by a broken water main.    John     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Holden, John Thursday, April 16, 2015 10:34 AM Platt, Thomas Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Franklin, Liza video stories and columns trib video editorial-04162015.pdf; s t story on shooting video-04162015.pdf; mitchell video column-04162015.pdf Hi Tom –    Attached are the Mary Mitchell column, a S‐T news story and today’s Tribune editorial on the video issue.    John  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 ♦ CHICAGO.SUNT VVh~ ctity doesn't want shootting video released 16 bullet holes. The officer involved in the shooting was MARY stripped of his police powers and put on f~L[. desk duty. The Chicago Police Department t. declined ~esday to confirm the officer's name or race. Meanwhile, Neslund said other police he city does not want you to see video of the shooting of Laquan McDonald. personnel should be disciplined for allegedlytrying to thwart the investigation into Attorney Jeffrey Neslund is McDonald's death. barred from releasing the dash-cam video "Chicago detectives went in [Burger he obtained from the city under conditions King]the next morning without a warrant, of a $5 million settlement expected to be and 86 minutes of surveilapproved Wednesday by the lance footage from all the Chicago City Council. cameras within Burger But Neslund described King were removed from the images to me. the computer's hard drive," Laquan McDonald,l7, is Neslund alleged. walking west in the middle A spokesman for the ofPulaski Avenue at 40th Chicago Police DepartStreet. He has a knife in his ment News Affairs did not right hand. respond to my request for He is not running. comments on this latest He is not lunging. allegation. He is walling According to Neslund, ~vo Chicago police ofthe dash-cam video has not ficersjump out of a Tahoe been aired because ofthe with their guns drawn. fear of violent protests. McDonald is still walking "I agonized over this. I Laquan McDonald west toward the sidewalk really wanted to let it go with a full lane of traffic viral, but how would that affect the city of separating him from one ofthe officers. Chicago?" the lawyer asked. When the officer begins shooting,the "Ultimately,the more I thought about it, first shots spin McDonald around. The the more I decided against it. Yes,it was a officer continues to fire from a distance of huge bargaining chip in the negotiations, between 12 and 15 feet. but I didn't want that on my conscience." McDonald falls. McDonald's mother has not seen the The only movement is the puffs of smoke video and does not want it released publicly, coming from the teen's torso and his head. Neslund said. The police officer comes into view and "I met with her and Laquan's uncle, and kicks the knife out of the boy's right hand. Neslund and his partner, Michael D. Rob- he was really concerned. He was afraid he would see their neighborhood burned," the bins,represent McDonald's mother, Tina lawyer said. Hunter. Yet none of us can hide. "I certainly expect that the officer will Indeed,it is eerily ironic this case is unbe indicted, and not just the officer, but any folding in Chicago —the city where Mamie officer, supervisor or lieutenant who took part in covering this up and justifying what Till Mobley made the ultimate sacrifice by allowing the world to see what hatred did to cannot be justified," Neslund told me. her son. "This was an execution of a young man A young black male unjustifiably killed that should have been —and could have by police is the Emmett Till of our time. been —avoided," he said. A Chicago police officer fatally shot McDonald on Oct. 20 on the Southwest Side. 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That's appa~ Emanuel launct sition committe 22 ~ WEDNESDAY,APRIL 15,2015 ~ CHICAGO SUN-TIMES ~ CHICAGO.SUNTIMES.COM SUN-TIMES FILE PHOTOS . eman s re ea~se~ o v~ eo Brookins says dash-cam footage of teen's death must be viewed for CPD to move beyond incident SY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter The chairman of the City Council's Black Caucus on 1~Zesday demanded the release of a potentially incendiary video showing a Chicago Police officer firing 16 -shots into the body of slain African-American teenager Laquan McDonald. Ald. Howard Brooldr►s (21st) acknowledged that the dashboard camera video of one Chicago Police officer unleashing the barrage of gunfire that killed McDonald, 17, on Oct.20,2014,as at least five other responding officers exercised restraint would "really inflame the passions of the community-at-large." But Brookins said that's the price that must be paid if the Chicago Police Department is ever going to confrontand move beyond the disparate treatment of African-American men by a"handful" ofrogue officers that's become a systemic problem for policeacross the nation. An FBI investigation of the fatal shooting and a $5 million settlement to McDonald's family —even before a lawsuit was filed —should not pre- dude the video's release or serve as what one civil rights attorney has called "hush money," Brookins said. "I'm not worried about rioting or demonstrations. Ineed this to stop. If you don't show the video and this continues to happen, then we're still headed down that path... .It can help us also going forward to come up with policies and practices that will end this once and for all," BroolQns said. "There's no plan to look at the video and I think that situation is outrageous. My understanding is, there's one police officer who's doing the shooting and several police officers standing [around].... I don't understand how this still happens . ..after countless numbers of police shootings, after [former police officer Anthony]Abbate[was]seen in a bar beating a bar maid.I don't know why this stuff still happens:' He added, "No matter how ugly the situations are, the public has a g. right to know I will stand on your time ofthe shootin g video will shootin the said Patton show to rights ment FYrst Amend iate time, appropr the at d release be that just like I will stand on a crimiand federal "active an while not but ment Amend FSfth nt's nal defenda still is gation" investi l crzmnia state right to shut up." on. going outspo(34th), Austin Carrie Ald. "The last thing that any ofus want ken chairman of the City Council's do is to do something that might to disy strongl tee, Commit Budget re with or compromise that interfe agreed with Brookins. Austin wants g investigation," Patton said. pendin wraps. under kept video the confident this video will am "I to ... "It would incite somebody d. When could depend on release be in up rise to — violent ing someth do s are brought and .. charge r whethe Austin ways that aren't necessary," tor or prosecutors prosecu the what . said. it.... If prosecuabout say to have would "Some would say that they you to hold off on want `We say, tors be would that I think it. see rather want to interdon't we e becaus that to want insensitive. Why would you then that even see something like that take fere with the prosecution,' cerwould we ing someth be would not is e place? For you to retaliat But the botgonna correct the situation. It has tainlylisten seriously to. iate time, happened. It is done. That individual tom line is at that appropr released." will receive their punishment. So I this videotape will be Patton refused to speculate on don't think we should go on and on might with that... It would just distraught whether releasing the video simply He . rations demonst incite would we somebody to do that.Then, motivation lose confidence [of) our citizenry. said that's not the city's $5 million is the nor back, holding for . We happen And I don't want that to t to keep the worked hard to gain their confidence settlement an attemp video under wraps. back." "Absolutely false. This isn't hush Corporation Counsel Stephen We evaluated this settlement money. has video g Patton said the shootin other;' he been shown to attorneys represent- the same way we do every said. view After ing the McDonald family. ing it, they have argued that the knife wielding teenager.was continu- Emaik fspielman@suntimes.com ing to walk away from police at the 1Miilter:@fspielman ~.Z. Chicago Tribune Section l I Thursday,April l6,20L5 Toiv~r W.HuerrEn,Publisher GEROULD W.KERN,Editor ~ R Baocc Do~.u,Editorial Page Fditor Jo[uv P.McCoxnncx,Deputy Editorial Page Fditor Mnaciw L1^1~ticorr,Commentary Editor g~, ~~ri~une PerEn ICEtvnv.L,Managing Editor COL~x McMnxox,Associate Editor GEORGE PAPAJOHN~ Investigations Editor MARGARET HOLT~ Standazds Editor ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITORS FOR NEWS Founded June 10,1847 GeoFv BnowN,Entertainment ROB[N DAUGHTAIDGE,Photography MornsJwcos,Metro M~~ KFra.nms,Business Joe Kivow~.es,Sports EDITORIALS Why did a Chitago cop shoot Laquan McDonald? Let's see.the videotape It began with a 9ll reportthat a man with a]mife was tryingto break into vehicles at a trucldngyard on Chicago's SouthwestSide and ended with the suspect, 17-yeaz-old Laquan McDonald,shotto deathby a police officer. What happened in between? State and federal prosecutors are conducting a ciimivalinvestigationintothe fatal shooting Oct 20,2014.But city officialshave seen enough:On the advice of Corporation Counsel Stephen Pattoq the City Council voted 47-0 Wednesday to pre-empt afederal lawsuit by paying McDonald'sfamily $5 million The officer who fired the shots —16 of them,ittoms out —has said he feared for his life. A Fraternal Order ofPolice spokesmansaidthe officer opened Sre after McDonald lunged at him with the laufe. None ofSve other officers atthe scene fired a weapon. An autopsy conSnned that McDonald was shotin the chest,as the FOP spokesmansaid.But it also showed he wasshot in the scalp, neck,elbow,leg aims,hand and back. Lawyers for McDonald'sfamily say he was walking away from police when he wasshot Theywere prepared to ask for $16 million. City attorneys didn't wantto gamble with ajury.Patton said video captured by a police cruiser's dashboard camera was crucial to that decision. So lets see that video. Thestill-unidentified officer hasn'tbeen charged with a crime.Federal prosecutors confirmed they aze investigating along with the Cook County state's attorney.If charges are filed,a conviction would require proofbeyond areasonable doubt,a higher burden than for a civil case. Releasingthe video wouldn't compromisethat case The camera simply recorded the events that played out in 5ront ofthe civiser's windshield — details thatoughtto be part ofthe narrative supplied to the public. That's especially important in light of recentcases elsewhere in which video contradicted the accounts presented by police. Police in North Charleston,S.C.,said Walter Scott wasfatally shot after a traffic S~1~~~~ ~ `Y St°p ~. SCOTT STANTIS stop because he'd grabbed an officer's Trier.The officer was chazged with murderafter aneyewitness came forward with video that shows Scott beinghit in the back as he tried to run away.It will be up to a jury to decide whether the officer is guilty, but his story might nothave been challenged ifnot for a bystander with a cellphone. We have to wonder ifthe violent protests in Feigusoq Ma,lastsu[rmier could have been defused ifthe deadly confrontationbetween awhite police officer and an unazmed black man had been documented on video. Conflictingwitriess atcountswere magnified by along-standing lack oftrust betweenthe town's moldy black population and its mostly white police force.It would have been easier to deteniw~e what happened ifthe encounter had been taped. There would 1~7celybe fewer such encounters,intact,ifpolice and citizens assumed there would be a video recorded ThaYs whatthe dashcams are for.IYs what police body cameras aze for.Police departments across the country are increasingly employingthem to mcord interactions between cops and citizens. In January,Chicago police began a pIlot program that we hope will lead to outStYingall officers with body cameras.The point ofthe cameras is toincrease accountabilityand public confidence inlaw enforcement ThaYs all out the window ifthe cops control who sees the video. A footnote:The McDonald case presents an argumentthat officers shouldbe equippednotjust with cameras,but with Triers. When McDonald ignored officers'orders to drop the]rnife,they had to callfor backup tobringthem a Taser to subdue him If they'd had one in their cniiser,this whole story might have ended differently. From: Sent: To: Subject: Notz, Jane Thursday, April 16, 2015 11:50 AM Holden, John;Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Collins, Adam;Breymaier, Shannon Re: New York Times Editorial/Burge, et al. In terms of an overview of the Burge matter, I think the only official documents available are the ordinance and resolution introduced at City Council yesterday. Jeff Levine or Vicki Kraft can provide. Jim can provide the spreadsheet describing Burge settlements and pending cases, if you don't already have it. Sent using OWA for iPhone From: Holden, John  Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 11:41:47 AM  To: Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Notz, Jane; Collins, Adam; Breymaier, Shannon  Subject: FW: New York Times Editorial/Burge, et al. This just came in.  Let me know if you would like me to hold off on calling back.  He also called my landline a couple  times.  I have copied below Monica’s story from yesterday which wrapped up the Burge and McDonald votes.    From: Staples, Brent [mailto:brent@nytimes.com] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 11:29 AM To: Holden, John Subject: New York Times Editorial/Burge, et al. Hi, John This is Brent Staples of The New York Times Editorial Page (formerly of The Reader and The Sun-Times) I am writing on the police matters including in today's Times story by Monica Davey, our Chicago person. 1) Is there an official document of some sort that gives an overview of Burge matter? 2) Can you say: How many cases have been settled? How many suits still pending? 3) The story says the city has spent $85 million on settlements since Mr. Burge was fired. Any way to saw how much more will be required And can you give me a call? 1 -Brent Staples The New York Times Editorial Board 212 556 7407   Chicago Pays $5 Million to Family of Black Teenager Killed by Officer By MONICA DAVEY APRIL 15, 2015 CHICAGO — The City Council here agreed on Wednesday to pay $5 million to the family of a black teenager who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last fall, as federal and state prosecutors acknowledged that they were conducting a criminal investigation into the shooting. The council’s decision came swiftly and with no debate, even before a suit had been filed in the case by the family of Laquan McDonald, 17, who the police say was wielding a three-inch knife when an officer shot him 16 times on Oct. 20 on the city’s Southwest Side. The authorities say a dashboard camera on a police squad car captured the confrontation, though the recording has not been made public. Chicago’s settlement in the case came amid increased scrutiny of police shootings around the nation, as well as a flurry of new attention to police conduct in this city, recent and past. In a prosecution that officials described as rare for fatal police shootings here, a Chicago police officer is on trial for involuntary manslaughter, among other charges, in the death of a woman near a park in March 2012. The officer, Detective Dante Servin, who was off duty, shot recklessly into a group of people in a darkened alley, killing Rekia Boyd, prosecutors say. But lawyers for Detective Servin have said he believed he saw someone in the group pulling out an item that looked like a weapon. Separately, the City Council this week began considering a $5.5 million reparations package for scores of victims of abuse and torture by the police here in the 1970s and ’80s under the watch of a notorious police commander, Jon Burge. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced his support this week for the long-sought reparations, which would include a memorial and a formal apology for the mostly black South Siders who have described being shocked with cattle prods, beaten with phone books and suffocated with plastic bags to compel confessions. The cases involving Mr. Burge and a group of officers under his command had haunted Chicago and its Police Department for years. Since Mr. Burge was fired from the department in 1993, the city has paid out some $85 million in settlements and other costs. Over the years, some of those abused by Mr. Burge and his so-called midnight crew have been cleared and sent home, but efforts are still underway for reviews of the cases of about 20 people who remain in prison. “This has been a long time coming,” said Darrell Cannon, 64, who served more than 24 years in prison for murder after a confession in 1983 that he says was coerced by officers who broke his front teeth when they 2 shoved a gun barrel into his mouth. While he was incarcerated, Mr. Cannon said, he settled a lawsuit claiming torture for $3,000, far less than some. “For the first time, this city is recognizing that black people have been tortured and hurt at the hands of police, and we can take the gains and build on that,” he said. “We’ve been fighting for this for years now.” Provisions of the reparations plan include free tuition at city colleges; psychological counseling and job training for those abused, as well as their families; financial reparations for those with credible claims of torture; and education about what happened in the Burge cases for Chicago Public School students in eighth and 10th grade. Mr. Emanuel this week described Mr. Burge’s actions as a disgrace, adding, “We stand together as a city to try and right those wrongs and to bring this dark chapter of Chicago’s history to a close.” After a four-year inquiry, special prosecutors said in 2010 that their investigation had corroborated the abuse claims. Mr. Burge was never directly charged with abuse because of statutes of limitation, but he was convicted in 2010 of perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with the events. He completed his prison sentence this year and receives a pension of $4,000 a month, officials said. Little has been made public about the shooting of Mr. McDonald last fall. The name and race of the police officer involved, for instance, have not been released; city officials say a union contract bars them from naming the officer at this point. (The officer has been placed on paid desk duty pending the outcome of the investigations.) A video recording from the scene has also not been released because, city officials said, it is part of a criminal investigation by the F.B.I. and by the offices of the United States attorney and the Cook County state’s attorney. From mid-2007 until the end of last year, city records show, Chicago police officers shot some 385 people. Of those, 122, including Mr. McDonald, died. City officials say the police were answering a 911 call about a man with a knife trying to break into vehicles in a trucking yard when they came upon Mr. McDonald on Oct. 20. He refused to drop the knife, the authorities say, and began walking or jogging away. A pair of police officers followed him, one on foot and the other in a car, and called for backup from an officer with a Taser stun gun. At one point, Mr. McDonald pounded on the windshield of the squad car and punctured its front tires with the knife, city officials say, as more officers arrived. In the end, six officers were present when one of them fired a weapon at him, striking him 16 times.     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Thursday, April 16, 2015 11:43 AM Holden, John;Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Notz, Jane;Breymaier, Shannon RE: New York Times Editorial/Burge, et al. Hold off on calling him, please.    Will be in touch shortly    From: Holden, John Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 11:42 AM To: Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Notz, Jane; Collins, Adam; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: FW: New York Times Editorial/Burge, et al. This just came in.  Let me know if you would like me to hold off on calling back.  He also called my landline a couple  times.  I have copied below Monica’s story from yesterday which wrapped up the Burge and McDonald votes.    From: Staples, Brent [mailto:brent@nytimes.com] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 11:29 AM To: Holden, John Subject: New York Times Editorial/Burge, et al. Hi, John This is Brent Staples of The New York Times Editorial Page (formerly of The Reader and The Sun-Times) I am writing on the police matters including in today's Times story by Monica Davey, our Chicago person. 1) Is there an official document of some sort that gives an overview of Burge matter? 2) Can you say: How many cases have been settled? How many suits still pending? 3) The story says the city has spent $85 million on settlements since Mr. Burge was fired. Any way to saw how much more will be required And can you give me a call? -Brent Staples 1 The New York Times Editorial Board 212 556 7407   Chicago Pays $5 Million to Family of Black Teenager Killed by Officer By MONICA DAVEY APRIL 15, 2015 CHICAGO — The City Council here agreed on Wednesday to pay $5 million to the family of a black teenager who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last fall, as federal and state prosecutors acknowledged that they were conducting a criminal investigation into the shooting. The council’s decision came swiftly and with no debate, even before a suit had been filed in the case by the family of Laquan McDonald, 17, who the police say was wielding a three-inch knife when an officer shot him 16 times on Oct. 20 on the city’s Southwest Side. The authorities say a dashboard camera on a police squad car captured the confrontation, though the recording has not been made public. Chicago’s settlement in the case came amid increased scrutiny of police shootings around the nation, as well as a flurry of new attention to police conduct in this city, recent and past. In a prosecution that officials described as rare for fatal police shootings here, a Chicago police officer is on trial for involuntary manslaughter, among other charges, in the death of a woman near a park in March 2012. The officer, Detective Dante Servin, who was off duty, shot recklessly into a group of people in a darkened alley, killing Rekia Boyd, prosecutors say. But lawyers for Detective Servin have said he believed he saw someone in the group pulling out an item that looked like a weapon. Separately, the City Council this week began considering a $5.5 million reparations package for scores of victims of abuse and torture by the police here in the 1970s and ’80s under the watch of a notorious police commander, Jon Burge. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced his support this week for the long-sought reparations, which would include a memorial and a formal apology for the mostly black South Siders who have described being shocked with cattle prods, beaten with phone books and suffocated with plastic bags to compel confessions. The cases involving Mr. Burge and a group of officers under his command had haunted Chicago and its Police Department for years. Since Mr. Burge was fired from the department in 1993, the city has paid out some $85 million in settlements and other costs. Over the years, some of those abused by Mr. Burge and his so-called midnight crew have been cleared and sent home, but efforts are still underway for reviews of the cases of about 20 people who remain in prison. “This has been a long time coming,” said Darrell Cannon, 64, who served more than 24 years in prison for murder after a confession in 1983 that he says was coerced by officers who broke his front teeth when they shoved a gun barrel into his mouth. While he was incarcerated, Mr. Cannon said, he settled a lawsuit claiming torture for $3,000, far less than some. 2 “For the first time, this city is recognizing that black people have been tortured and hurt at the hands of police, and we can take the gains and build on that,” he said. “We’ve been fighting for this for years now.” Provisions of the reparations plan include free tuition at city colleges; psychological counseling and job training for those abused, as well as their families; financial reparations for those with credible claims of torture; and education about what happened in the Burge cases for Chicago Public School students in eighth and 10th grade. Mr. Emanuel this week described Mr. Burge’s actions as a disgrace, adding, “We stand together as a city to try and right those wrongs and to bring this dark chapter of Chicago’s history to a close.” After a four-year inquiry, special prosecutors said in 2010 that their investigation had corroborated the abuse claims. Mr. Burge was never directly charged with abuse because of statutes of limitation, but he was convicted in 2010 of perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with the events. He completed his prison sentence this year and receives a pension of $4,000 a month, officials said. Little has been made public about the shooting of Mr. McDonald last fall. The name and race of the police officer involved, for instance, have not been released; city officials say a union contract bars them from naming the officer at this point. (The officer has been placed on paid desk duty pending the outcome of the investigations.) A video recording from the scene has also not been released because, city officials said, it is part of a criminal investigation by the F.B.I. and by the offices of the United States attorney and the Cook County state’s attorney. From mid-2007 until the end of last year, city records show, Chicago police officers shot some 385 people. Of those, 122, including Mr. McDonald, died. City officials say the police were answering a 911 call about a man with a knife trying to break into vehicles in a trucking yard when they came upon Mr. McDonald on Oct. 20. He refused to drop the knife, the authorities say, and began walking or jogging away. A pair of police officers followed him, one on foot and the other in a car, and called for backup from an officer with a Taser stun gun. At one point, Mr. McDonald pounded on the windshield of the squad car and punctured its front tires with the knife, city officials say, as more officers arrived. In the end, six officers were present when one of them fired a weapon at him, striking him 16 times.     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Thursday, April 16, 2015 12:14 PM Peters, Lynda;Platt, Thomas;Franklin, Liza RE: Records request. (Attorney Work Product) FYI and FWIIW – this statement from Steve below is what we provided to a couple of news media outlets late yesterday.  “The last thing that any of us want is to do something that might interfere with or compromise the pending investigation by prosecutors, but we are confident this video will be released at the appropriate time when their investigation is complete.”       From: Peters, Lynda Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 12:09 PM To: Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza Cc: Holden, John Subject: RE: Records request. (Attorney Work Product) Adding Liza. Tom – can you please give me a call so I can find out what you have? Thanks. From: Holden, John Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 10:41 AM To: Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas Cc: Peters, Lynda; Rasmas, Chloe; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: FW: Records request. This just in:    From: Gorner, Jeremy [mailto:jgorner@chicagotribune.com] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 10:39 AM To: Holden, John Subject: Records request. Hey John, I'm filing a request under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act for any and all documents relating to the settlement between the City of Chicago and the estate of LaQuan McDonald (Tina Hunter, his mother, is the administrator). The settlement was for $5 million and it's a Cook County probate case under Case No. 14P7092. If in your view any of the above records contain information you deem to be exempt from disclosure under the privacy 7(1) (c) or work product 7 (1) (f) provisions of the Freedom of Information Act please redact that portion of the record and provide the remainder, specifying the precise nature of the redacted information and the specific exemption on which you would rely in the event I was to ask for its disclosure. 1 Jeremy Gorner Reporter – Chicago Tribune O: 312-222-4569 C: 312-912-3967 Sent from my iPhone This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Thursday, April 16, 2015 12:34 PM Holden, John;Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Breymaier, Shannon RE: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. I put a call into Brent just a minute ago. Will let you know as soon as we connect -------- Original message -------From: "Holden, John" Date: 04/16/2015 11:57 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Patton, Stephen" , "Darling, Leslie" , "Collins, Adam" , "Breymaier, Shannon" Subject: FW: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. Another email from Staples.   From: Staples, Brent [mailto:brent@nytimes.com] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 11:56 AM To: Holden, John Subject: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. Will The Mayor approve the settlement voted by the council? -Brent Staples The New York Times Editorial Board 212 556 7407 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Thursday, April 16, 2015 1:40 PM Collins, Adam;Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Breymaier, Shannon Re: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. Hi Adam ‐ it was approved by the full council yesterday so I believe it is final but I will double check to see if there is any  stipulation on any of this. I am at Daley Center now for Nouveau hearing but will email a couple folks in interim.  From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 1:31:33 PM  To: Holden, John; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Breymaier, Shannon  Subject: RE: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. I'll pull answers on this, most of this we've said before. The settlement is final now, right? --They will say that we should release the video in McDonald and that while the feds may not want us to do that there's nothing that legally prevents us from doing so. They also think it's strange that we would settle a case before a suit was even filed. They also want info on Burge but it doesn't sounds like they have a huge opinion on it. My guess is that they tie McDonald to national incidents and say we owe it to the public to release the video. They'll talk about about Burge as a part of how chicago is still dealing with police issues of the past. -------- Original message -------From: "Holden, John" Date: 04/16/2015 11:57 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Patton, Stephen" , "Darling, Leslie" , "Collins, Adam" , "Breymaier, Shannon" Subject: FW: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. Another email from Staples.   From: Staples, Brent [mailto:brent@nytimes.com] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 11:56 AM To: Holden, John Subject: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. Will The Mayor approve the settlement voted by the council? -1 Brent Staples The New York Times Editorial Board 212 556 7407 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Thursday, April 16, 2015 1:55 PM Holden, John;Patton, Stephen;Darling, Leslie;Breymaier, Shannon RE: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. Are folks comfortable with this? I still need to circulate over here. NYT ed board is doing a piece about the Laquan McDonald video and Burge reparations. My guess is that they tie McDonald to national incidents and say we owe it to the public to release the video. They'll talk about about Burge as a part of how chicago is still dealing with police issues of the past. They will say that we should release the video in McDonald and that while the feds may not want us to do that there's nothing that legally prevents us from doing so. - "The last thing that any of us want is to do something that might interfere with or compromise the pending investigation by prosecutors, but we are confident this video will be released at the appropriate time when their investigation is complete.” - Steve Patton They also think it's strange that we would settle a case before a suit was even filed. - "This is not uncommon. The family had already indicated that they were prepared to file a suit and we believed this was the most prudent course of action." - Steve Patton They also want info on Burge but it doesn't sounds like they have a huge opinion on it. - let's send them our release -------- Original message -------From: "Holden, John" Date: 04/16/2015 1:53 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" , "Patton, Stephen" , "Darling, Leslie" , "Breymaier, Shannon" Subject: Re: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. Got confirmation that it is final upon council passage.  From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 1:31:33 PM  To: Holden, John; Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Breymaier, Shannon  Subject: RE: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. I'll pull answers on this, most of this we've said before. The settlement is final now, right? --They will say that we should release the video in McDonald and that while the feds may not want us to do that there's nothing that legally prevents us from doing so. 1 They also think it's strange that we would settle a case before a suit was even filed. They also want info on Burge but it doesn't sounds like they have a huge opinion on it. My guess is that they tie McDonald to national incidents and say we owe it to the public to release the video. They'll talk about about Burge as a part of how chicago is still dealing with police issues of the past. -------- Original message -------From: "Holden, John" Date: 04/16/2015 11:57 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Patton, Stephen" , "Darling, Leslie" , "Collins, Adam" , "Breymaier, Shannon" Subject: FW: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. Another email from Staples.   From: Staples, Brent [mailto:brent@nytimes.com] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 11:56 AM To: Holden, John Subject: Follow up Re: Laquan McDonald. Will The Mayor approve the settlement voted by the council? -Brent Staples The New York Times Editorial Board 212 556 7407 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Thursday, April 16, 2015 3:43 PM Collins, Adam;Update_List Re: NYT Ed Board inquiry: Police/law issues   From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 3:36:55 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Update_List  Subject: RE: NYT Ed Board inquiry: Police/law issues Ultimately, they want the video out now, so the line isn’t going to be very persuasive anyways and I’m not sure we want  to insert him into any more than he already is. I feel like we do better leaving it as a law issue. We could strengthen it  this way though   ‐ "We do not want to interfere with or compromise the pending criminal investigation by federal and state law  enforcement authorities, but we are confident this video will be released at the appropriate time when their  investigation is complete.” ‐ Chicago Department of Law statement.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 3:28 PM To: Collins, Adam; Update_List Subject: Re: NYT Ed Board inquiry: Police/law issues I don't have a strong opinion on this, but is there value in making clear that the mayor wants the video out as well.  From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 2:58:20 PM  To: Update_List  Subject: NYT Ed Board inquiry: Police/law issues NYT ed board is doing a piece about the Laquan McDonald video and Burge reparations. My guess is that they tie  McDonald to national incidents and say we owe it to the public to release the video. They'll talk about Burge as a part of  how Chicago is still dealing with police issues of the past.    Here are their questions and what we would like to have Law say.   Any issues?   ‐‐‐   They will say that we should release the video in McDonald and that while the feds may not want us to do that  there's nothing that legally prevents us from doing so.   ‐ "We do not want to interfere with or compromise the pending criminal investigation by federal and state law  enforcement authorities, but we are confident this video will be released at the appropriate time when their  investigation is complete.” ‐ Chicago Department of Law statement. CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Thursday, April 16, 2015 5:26 PM Collins, Adam;Schrader, Lisa;Ewing, Clothilde;Update_List;Rountree, Janey;Darling, Leslie RE: NYT Ed Board inquiry: Police/law issues      From: Collins, Adam Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 5:16 PM To: Schrader, Lisa; Ewing, Clothilde; Update_List; Rountree, Janey; Darling, Leslie; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: NYT Ed Board inquiry: Police/law issues Looping back here -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 04/16/2015 4:17 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Schrader, Lisa" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , Update_List , "Rountree, Janey" , "Darling, Leslie" , "Patton, Stephen" Subject: RE: NYT Ed Board inquiry: Police/law issues That's a good flag. How about this as an edit? They will say that we should release the video in McDonald and that while the feds may not want us to do  that there's nothing that legally prevents us from doing so.  ‐          They also think it's strange that we would settle a case before a suit was even filed. Does the Mayor need to approve the settlement now? They also want info on Burge but it doesn't sounds like they have a huge opinion on it. ‐  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 CHAIN CONTINUES From: AS Sent: PREVIOUSL To: Subject:Y Attachments: PRODUCED Darling, Leslie Thursday, April 16, 2015 5:10 PM Dominguez, Patricia Fwd: McDonald Signed Release and POA.pdf; ATT00001.htm Please print. Begin forwarded message: From: "Platt, Thomas" To: "Darling, Leslie" Subject: RE: McDonald attached -----Original Message----From: Darling, Leslie Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 4:50 PM To: Platt, Thomas Subject: McDonald Please send me the final signed settlement agreement. Thanks. ________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. ________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received 1 this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 1N THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OP LaQUAN McDONALD also lrnown as LeQUAN McDONALD,deceased, by its Independent Administrator, Tina Hunter ) ) Na. 14 P 7092 1 ~ v. CITY OF CHICnGO REI.~AS~ AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Tina Hunter, mother of decedent LaQuan McDonald (also known as LeQuan McDonald), and independent administrator of the Estate of LaQuan McDonald,(heccafter,"the Estate of LaQuan McDonald"), by her attorneys, Jeffrey J. Neslund and Michael D. Robbins and City of Chicago, by its attorney, Stephen R. Patton, Cocporatian Counsel of the City of Chicago, Thomas J, Platt, Deputy Corporation Counsel, herein stipulate and agree to the following: 1. The Estate of LaQuan McDonald 14 A 7092, Circuit Court of Coolc County, has brought a claim against City of Chicago and its employee, Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Star 9465, Of~cec .Tossph Walsh, Star 12865, Detective David March, Star 20563, Sergeant Daniel Gallagher, Star 1303, Lieutenant Anthony Wojcik, Star X81, Detective Richard Hagen, Star 20606 and other• Chicago Police officers and employees of'the City of Chicago arising out of the fatal shooting of LaQuan McDonald on October 20, 2014 for which the Estate of LaQuan McDonald claims damages. City of Chicago denies Estate of LaQuan McDonald's allegations of wrongdoing and further denies any liability. The parties and their respective attorneys acknowledge that settlement of this claim is not an admission of liability, or of unconstitutional or illegal conduct by oj• on the part of the City of Chicago of its future, current or former officers, agents and employees, and shall not serve as evidence of any wrongdoing by oc on the part of the City of Chicago or its future, current or former officers, agents and employees. The parties and their respective attorneys fuj•ther acknowledge that settlement is made to avoid the uncertainty of the outcome of any litigation and the expense in time and money of litigation and for the purpose ofjudicial economy. 4, In consideration of the he~~einafter indicated settlement entered pursuant to t11is Release and Settleil~ent Agreement, and upon advice of counsel, the estate of LaQuan McDonald agrees not to ale any lawsuit, claim oc cause of action of any kind at any time in any jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, any claims under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act, the Illinois Survival Act and claims under• 42 U.S.C. §1983 against City of Chicago, Officer Jason Van Dylce, Star 9465, Officer Joseph Walsh, Star 12865, Detective David March, Star 20563, Sergeant Daniel Gallagher, Star 1303, Lieutenant Anthony Wojcik, Star 481, Detective Richard Hagen, Star 20606 or of any its current, future or former officers, agents and employees with respect to the incident set forth in paragraph one of this Release and Settlement /\greement except solely in the event that the Chicago City Council rejects the he~•einaftec indicated settlement, with each party bearing its own costs and attorneys' fees. The Cstate of Laquan McDonald agrees it will be required to execute this Release and Settlement agrccment prior to the City's presentation of the settlement agreement to the Chicago City Council and that the estate of LaQuan McDonald's offer to settle on these terms shall not be revolted ot• otherwise repudiated unless the Chicago City Council rejects the settlement agreement. 5. The City of Chicago and Estate of LaQuan McDonald agree that the fact or existence and terms of this settlement agreement, including but not limited to this Release and Settlement Agreement, shall remain confidential until the Chicago City Council approves an ordinance authorizing this agreement. The City of Chicago and Estate of i,aQuan McDonald and its attorneys fu~~ther acknowledge and agree that there is an ongoing criminal investigation by the federal and state authorities of the incident which is the subject of this ►•elease and settlement agreement ("incident"), and that potential evidence and materials ("materials") relating to this investigation and potential criminal charges, were obtained by the Estate of LaQuan McDonald in response to subpoenas issued in the matte►• of Estate of LaQuan McDonald, 14 P 7092, Circuit Court ai'Cook County. The City of Chicago submits that relcasc or dissemination of these materials could interfere with and have an adverse impact on the ongoing criminal investigation and potential charges brought with respect to this incident. Estate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorneys therefore agree not to publicly release, disclose or disseminate the materials obtained through subpoenas issued in 14 P 7092("materials"), until the completion of the pending criminal investigations and, if criminal charges ace brought, the conclusion of such criminal charges by way of plea agreement, trial or dismissal, unless these materials are otherwise publicly disclosed oc disclosed as required by law or court order. Cstate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorneys agree that they will not make any copies oc distribute these materials to any other persons or entities and will provide seven days written notice to the City ot'Chicago, its attorneys oc successors prior to any publication, dissemination of release of the above mentioned materials. 6. Estate of L,aQuan McDonald accepts a settlement fi•om defendant, City of Chicago, in the total amount of FIVC MILLION DOLLARS AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($5,000,000.00), inclusive of all costs and attorney's fees. 7. "The City's obligations pursuant to this Release and Settlement Agreement are conditioned upon approval of the settlement agreement by the Chicago City Council. The City wi11 not be obligated to perform its obligations pursuant to this Release and Settlement Agreement until the following events occur: (1)the City receives a copy of this Release and Settlement Agreement executed by the estate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorney;(2) the Chicago City Council enacts an ordinance authorizing settlement and payment of the funds agreed upon in this Release and Settlement Agreement. 8. The City agrees to pay plaintiff the total settlement amount as specified in paragraph 5 herein within thirty (30)days of receipt by the Corporation Counsel's Office of a fully executed settlement agreement and an ordinance of the City Council authorizing the settlement as described in paragraph 6. This sum shall be payable solely by the City of Chicago, and Estate of LaQuan McDonald and its attorneys agree that they will not seek payment from any source other than the City of Chicago. The settlement check will be made payable to Estate of LaQuan.McDonald and its attorneys and any lien claims of which the City has notice. The City states it has no notice of any liens. Subject to court approval, the Estate may designate all or a portion of the funds as damages on account of personal injuries oc sickness within the meaning of Section 104(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. 9. In consideration of this settlement entered pursuant to this Release and Settlement Agreement, Estate of L,aQuan McDonald agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Chicago, and its futu~•e, current, or former officers, agents and employees including, but not limited to, Officer• Jason Van DylA"PION DIVt,51<)N, 8U :~, L,A3ALI,r: S't', SGI?'E ~JUA, CFTTCACO, II, f>0602 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Breymaier, Shannon Thursday, April 16, 2015 8:52 PM REMOC Schrader, Lisa;Quinn, Kelley Tomorrow's News Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed FRIDAY    AMTV: MRE's added investments in tree trimming results in increased productivity.    AMTV: CPS announces Ready to Learn fairs to promote registration for preschool programs.    AMTV: Bridge lifts will begin Saturday    Everyone: continuing stories on the Federal Investigation at CPS.    Possibly everyone: Briefs on Brown Line trains being rerouted to the Red Line subway this weekend due to track work  associated with the Ravenswood Connector Rehabilitation project. CTA will provide free bus shuttles serving at/near  affected stations and a shuttle train in the Loop for connections to Brown Line service and shuttle buses.    WBBM, DNA Info: Stories on Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin's request that the County Police help patrol the  streets of Austin on the West side. CPD said violence is not an issue of manpower but rather stems from the number of  illegal guns flooding the street. We also provided crime numbers to show the improvements in Austin over the last few  years.    CT/Editorial: Piece will be critical of the Board of Education for approving the SUPES contract.    NYT Editorial (possible): Piece about the Laquan McDonald video and Burge reparations. We expect they will tie  McDonald to national incidents and say the city owes it to the public to release the video. They'll talk about Burge as a  part of how Chicago is still dealing with police issues of the past. Law provided statements the match what we have said  this week, and said the video will be released after the investigation is over.    Crain's/Corfman: Story about the working group on paid leave. We said the task force will be launched next month to  tackle issues like expanding paid sick and parental leave and providing protections to shift workers.      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Breymaier, Shannon Thursday, April 16, 2015 8:53 PM Breymaier, Shannon Tomorrow's News Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed FRIDAY    AMTV: MRE's added investments in tree trimming results in increased productivity.    AMTV: CPS announces Ready to Learn fairs to promote registration for preschool programs.    AMTV: Bridge lifts will begin Saturday    Everyone: continuing stories on the Federal Investigation at CPS.    Possibly everyone: Briefs on Brown Line trains being rerouted to the Red Line subway this weekend due to track work  associated with the Ravenswood Connector Rehabilitation project. CTA will provide free bus shuttles serving at/near  affected stations and a shuttle train in the Loop for connections to Brown Line service and shuttle buses.    WBBM, DNA Info: Stories on Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin's request that the County Police help patrol the  streets of Austin on the West side. CPD said violence is not an issue of manpower but rather stems from the number of  illegal guns flooding the street. We also provided crime numbers to show the improvements in Austin over the last few  years.    CT/Editorial: Piece will be critical of the Board of Education for approving the SUPES contract.    NYT Editorial (possible): Piece about the Laquan McDonald video and Burge reparations. We expect they will tie  McDonald to national incidents and say the city owes it to the public to release the video. They'll talk about Burge as a  part of how Chicago is still dealing with police issues of the past. Law provided statements the match what we have said  this week, and said the video will be released after the investigation is over.    Crain's/Corfman: Story about the working group on paid leave. We said the task force will be launched next month to  tackle issues like expanding paid sick and parental leave and providing protections to shift workers.      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Tuesday, April 21, 2015 6:33 AM Holden, John Breymaier, Shannon Fwd: (NEWS) NY TIMES: The Violent Legacy of Chicago’s Police Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged Remember when we said it was a mistake not to take the easy opportunity to set the record right on some basic points bring asked by Mary Mitchell? Read to the bottom -------- Original message -------From: NewsClips Date: 04/21/2015 4:33 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Subject: (NEWS) NY TIMES: The Violent Legacy of Chicago’s Police The Violent Legacy of Chicago’s Police  NY TIMES // Editorial Board // April 21, 2015  Rahm Emanuel inherited a Police Department with a history of serious misconduct when he became mayor of  Chicago four years ago. Mr. Emanuel tried to break with the past on Wednesday when he co‐sponsored a  proposalin City Council that would provide reparations to scores of people who were systematically tortured  by the police during the 1970s and ’80s under the infamous police commander Jon Burge.  On the same day, in a separate case that is still fresh in the public’s mind, the Council awarded $5 million to  the family of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager who was shot 16 times by a police officer in October. The  shooting spawned a federal investigation, rattled public trust and raised troubling accusations of a police  cover‐up. The Council’s decision to pay was made before a lawsuit was filed, but this cannot be the end of the  case. The city needs to release a police dash‐cam video of the shooting that it has withheld on grounds that  releasing it might interfere with the federal investigation.  The shooting of Mr. McDonald, who was 17, brought back bitter memories of the days when Mayor Richard J.  Daley and the Police Department ruled Chicago with an iron hand. Between 1972 and 1991, lawyers say, about  120 mainly African‐American men were picked up by Mr. Burge’s “midnight crew,” shocked with cattle prods,  beaten with telephone books and suffocated with plastic bags until they confessed to crimes. Mr. Burge was  ultimately fired in 1993 after he was linked to a torture case. Statutes of limitation protected him from charges  of abuse, but, in 2010, he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for perjury and obstruction of  justice.  The reparations plan will provide substance abuse treatment, counseling and other services to Burge victims  and their immediate family members, as well as free tuition at city colleges. The plan also includes a formal  City Council apology and a permanent memorial recognizing the victims. The case will be included in eighth  and 10th grade history classes in city public schools. In addition, a $5.5 million fund will be created to provide  financial reparations to individuals with a credible claim.  Settlements like these are necessary and justified, but they are also a serious drain on Chicago’s precarious  finances at a time when the city is closing schools and mental health clinics. According to a 2014 study by the  city’s Better Government Association, the government has spent more than $500 million on claims related to  police misconduct in the last decade alone.  1 These losses underscore the failings of a Police Department that cannot seem to shake its lamentable past  and, to this day, is poorly trained, poorly managed and ruled by an ingrained culture of hair‐trigger violence.  Over the last seven years, Chicago police have killed more 120 people. Mr. Emanuel described the reparations  plan as a way to bring a dark chapter of the city’s history to a close. But, even as he spoke, federal and state  investigators were combing the city for information about the McDonald shooting.  Last October, a spokesman for the police union said that officers shot the teenager because he refused drop a  knife he was carrying. Witnesses have said that he was moving away from the officers and was shot while lying  on the ground.  A lawyer for the family who had viewed a police video taken at the scene told the Chicago Sun‐Times  columnist Mary Mitchell last week that Mr. McDonald was not menacing the officers or running when he was  shot and that the officer continued to fire once the young man had fallen. He further asserted that 86 minutes  of surveillance video taken by security cameras at a Burger King restaurant near the scene of the shooting had  gone missing and that Chicago detectives had visited the restaurant.  The city has declined to release the police video because of the continuing investigation. But that’s a flimsy  excuse. The public deserves to see this evidence, and the longer the delay the greater the suspicion against a  department that has a history of violating the public’s trust.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Holden, John Tuesday, April 21, 2015 9:35 AM Patton, Stephen Darling, Leslie The Violent Legacy of Chicago’s Police Subject: (NEWS) NY TIMES: The Violent Legacy of Chicago’s Police The Violent Legacy of Chicago’s Police  NY TIMES // Editorial Board // April 21, 2015  Rahm Emanuel inherited a Police Department with a history of serious misconduct when he became mayor of  Chicago four years ago. Mr. Emanuel tried to break with the past on Wednesday when he co‐sponsored a  proposalin City Council that would provide reparations to scores of people who were systematically tortured  by the police during the 1970s and ’80s under the infamous police commander Jon Burge.  On the same day, in a separate case that is still fresh in the public’s mind, the Council awarded $5 million to  the family of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager who was shot 16 times by a police officer in October. The  shooting spawned a federal investigation, rattled public trust and raised troubling accusations of a police  cover‐up. The Council’s decision to pay was made before a lawsuit was filed, but this cannot be the end of the  case. The city needs to release a police dash‐cam video of the shooting that it has withheld on grounds that  releasing it might interfere with the federal investigation.  The shooting of Mr. McDonald, who was 17, brought back bitter memories of the days when Mayor Richard J.  Daley and the Police Department ruled Chicago with an iron hand. Between 1972 and 1991, lawyers say, about  120 mainly African‐American men were picked up by Mr. Burge’s “midnight crew,” shocked with cattle prods,  beaten with telephone books and suffocated with plastic bags until they confessed to crimes. Mr. Burge was  ultimately fired in 1993 after he was linked to a torture case. Statutes of limitation protected him from charges  of abuse, but, in 2010, he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for perjury and obstruction of  justice.  The reparations plan will provide substance abuse treatment, counseling and other services to Burge victims  and their immediate family members, as well as free tuition at city colleges. The plan also includes a formal  City Council apology and a permanent memorial recognizing the victims. The case will be included in eighth  and 10th grade history classes in city public schools. In addition, a $5.5 million fund will be created to provide  financial reparations to individuals with a credible claim.  Settlements like these are necessary and justified, but they are also a serious drain on Chicago’s precarious  finances at a time when the city is closing schools and mental health clinics. According to a 2014 study by the  city’s Better Government Association, the government has spent more than $500 million on claims related to  police misconduct in the last decade alone.  These losses underscore the failings of a Police Department that cannot seem to shake its lamentable past  and, to this day, is poorly trained, poorly managed and ruled by an ingrained culture of hair‐trigger violence.  Over the last seven years, Chicago police have killed more 120 people. Mr. Emanuel described the reparations  plan as a way to bring a dark chapter of the city’s history to a close. But, even as he spoke, federal and state  investigators were combing the city for information about the McDonald shooting.  Last October, a spokesman for the police union said that officers shot the teenager because he refused drop a  knife he was carrying. Witnesses have said that he was moving away from the officers and was shot while lying  on the ground.  1 A lawyer for the family who had viewed a police video taken at the scene told the Chicago Sun‐Times  columnist Mary Mitchell last week that Mr. McDonald was not menacing the officers or running when he was  shot and that the officer continued to fire once the young man had fallen. He further asserted that 86 minutes  of surveillance video taken by security cameras at a Burger King restaurant near the scene of the shooting had  gone missing and that Chicago detectives had visited the restaurant.  The city has declined to release the police video because of the continuing investigation. But that’s a flimsy  excuse. The public deserves to see this evidence, and the longer the delay the greater the suspicion against a  department that has a history of violating the public’s trust.      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Read to the bottom -------- Original message -------From: NewsClips Date: 04/21/2015 4:33 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Subject: (NEWS) NY TIMES: The Violent Legacy of Chicago’s Police The Violent Legacy of Chicago’s Police  NY TIMES // Editorial Board // April 21, 2015  Rahm Emanuel inherited a Police Department with a history of serious misconduct when he became mayor of  Chicago four years ago. Mr. Emanuel tried to break with the past on Wednesday when he co‐sponsored a  proposalin City Council that would provide reparations to scores of people who were systematically tortured  by the police during the 1970s and ’80s under the infamous police commander Jon Burge.  On the same day, in a separate case that is still fresh in the public’s mind, the Council awarded $5 million to  the family of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager who was shot 16 times by a police officer in October. The  shooting spawned a federal investigation, rattled public trust and raised troubling accusations of a police  cover‐up. The Council’s decision to pay was made before a lawsuit was filed, but this cannot be the end of the  case. The city needs to release a police dash‐cam video of the shooting that it has withheld on grounds that  releasing it might interfere with the federal investigation.  The shooting of Mr. McDonald, who was 17, brought back bitter memories of the days when Mayor Richard J.  Daley and the Police Department ruled Chicago with an iron hand. Between 1972 and 1991, lawyers say, about  120 mainly African‐American men were picked up by Mr. Burge’s “midnight crew,” shocked with cattle prods,  beaten with telephone books and suffocated with plastic bags until they confessed to crimes. Mr. Burge was  ultimately fired in 1993 after he was linked to a torture case. Statutes of limitation protected him from charges  of abuse, but, in 2010, he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for perjury and obstruction of  justice.  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Holden, John Tuesday, April 21, 2015 6:07 PM Patton, Stephen FW: Just posted S-T editorial on McDonald video Hi Steve – here is what I sent earlier today shortly after it posted.    From: Holden, John Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 1:49 PM To: Patton, Stephen; Darling, Leslie; Platt, Thomas; Franklin, Liza Cc: Breymaier, Shannon; Collins, Adam; Maloney, Martin Subject: Just posted S-T editorial on McDonald video     Release the LaQuan McDonald video Posted: 04/21/2015, 01:40pm Sun-Times Editorial Board LaQuan McDonald Of course the video should be released. Every video of every police shooting should be made public, always, whether in North Charleston, South Carolina, or in Chicago, Illinois. Or why should anybody believe anybody? Why should anybody, to be blunt, assume anything but the worse about the police? Hide nothing. Deny nothing. And don’t pretend the video cannot be released because of an ongoing investigation. Nonsense. EDITORIAL Two weeks ago, Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell was the first in the media to call for the release of a dashcam video said to show how 17-year-old LaQuan McDonald was shot 16 times, fatally, by a Chicago Police officer. After interviewing an attorney who had seen the video, Mitchell called for its release even before the Chicago City Council approved a $5 million settlement in the case — a settlement in which the city acknowledges no wrongdoing by anybody. As the lawyer described the video, McDonald, back on Oct. 20, was walking down the middle of Pulaski Road at 40th Street. He was holding a knife in his right hand. But he was not running or lunging, just walking. 1 Two officers jumped out a police vehicle with guns drawn, separated from McDonald by a lane of traffic. One officer shot McDonald 16 times. Neither officer, inexplicably, was reportedly equipped with a Taser gun. The FBI is investigating, which is well and good. But Chicagoans deserve to know — really must know — right now what’s on that video. Chicagoans want to believe in the police. Chicagoans know they do a dangerous job. But in return for that faith and trust, Chicagoans demand full transparency — a complete owning up by the police, for better or worse, at all times. Release the video.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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ST: Frank Main story on CPD's announcement of a community outreach tour, which will help the department gather resident feedback, and continue to foster the type of ongoing dialogue necessary to build and sustain trust. Frank #alked to a pastor who spoke favorably of the concept and will also cite other Departments around the country who have implemented similar programs. From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Friday, April 24, 2015 6:57 PM Maloney, Martin Rottner, Jennifer E.;Rountree, Janey Re: Laquan McDonald story...FYI. +Janey    What is the story? He said he mentioned it to you previously. Is this one we've discussed?    From: Maloney, Martin   Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 6:47 PM  To: Collins, Adam  Cc: Rottner, Jennifer E.  Subject: Fwd: Laquan McDonald story...FYI.      My lack of best effort and more bad news today is continuing with this one.       Jeremy Gorner just called me.  The trib is publishing the name of the officer involved in the McDonald  shooting.      See his email below for all the details. I'm not sure what we can say since investigations are still going on.    Advise on how you want to respond.     Begin forwarded message:  From: "Gorner, Jeremy"   Date: April 24, 2015 at 6:40:12 PM CDT  To: "Maloney, Martin"   Subject: Laquan McDonald story...FYI.  Hey Marty,    So, the story on the Laquan McDonald shooting investigation I talked to you about is running  either Sunday or Monday, I've been told.    We're going to name the officer who fired the 16 shots ‐‐ Officer Jason Van Dyke.    We're going to get into a prior lawsuit that Van Dyke was involved in that settled for $350,000.  We're going to mention the complaints he's received over the years.    We're going to get into the statement that CPD News Affairs released after the October  shooting of McDonald, and FOP spokesman Pat Camden's statements on that incident. And  1 we'll also present what was in the autopsy report, and talk briefly about McDonald's wounds.    We've also spoken with Dan Herbert, Van Dyke's lawyer, who said the officer is a 14‐year CPD  veteran, is highly decorated and well‐regarded, and "acted appropriately and within  department guidelines."     I just wanted to be transparent about this and give you the opportunity to comment, if you'd  like.    Again, the story is likely to run Sunday or Monday, so if you'd like to comment, we'd need  something tonight.    Thanks.    Jeremy.    Sent from my iPhone  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Anything on this?    From: Maloney, Martin   Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 6:47 PM  To: Collins, Adam  Cc: Rottner, Jennifer E.  Subject: Fwd: Laquan McDonald story...FYI.      My lack of best effort and more bad news today is continuing with this one.       Jeremy Gorner just called me.  The trib is publishing the name of the officer involved in the McDonald  shooting.      See his email below for all the details. I'm not sure what we can say since investigations are still going on.    Advise on how you want to respond.     Begin forwarded message:  From: "Gorner, Jeremy"   Date: April 24, 2015 at 6:40:12 PM CDT  To: "Maloney, Martin"   Subject: Laquan McDonald story...FYI.  Hey Marty,    So, the story on the Laquan McDonald shooting investigation I talked to you about is running  either Sunday or Monday, I've been told.    We're going to name the officer who fired the 16 shots ‐‐ Officer Jason Van Dyke.    We're going to get into a prior lawsuit that Van Dyke was involved in that settled for $350,000.  We're going to mention the complaints he's received over the years.    We're going to get into the statement that CPD News Affairs released after the October  1 shooting of McDonald, and FOP spokesman Pat Camden's statements on that incident. And  we'll also present what was in the autopsy report, and talk briefly about McDonald's wounds.    We've also spoken with Dan Herbert, Van Dyke's lawyer, who said the officer is a 14‐year CPD  veteran, is highly decorated and well‐regarded, and "acted appropriately and within  department guidelines."     I just wanted to be transparent about this and give you the opportunity to comment, if you'd  like.    Again, the story is likely to run Sunday or Monday, so if you'd like to comment, we'd need  something tonight.    Thanks.    Jeremy.    Sent from my iPhone  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Breymaier, Shannon Friday, April 24, 2015 8:46 PM REMOC Schrader, Lisa;Fe Claypool;Quinn, Kelley Weekend News Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed WEEKEND NEWS    Everyone: Stories about MRE’s new COS. May include comments about Forrest Claypool MRE made during the Arbor  Day event.    Everyone: Stories about a dog that was left in an ACC van for five days after an adoption event. ACC said the dog  received immediate medical treatment and is healthy, and that the incident is being investigated.    Possibly everyone (Saturday): Coverage of CTA/CFD emergency preparedness exercise of a subway train fire. The event  will evaluate response actions and adherence to procedures and coordination among multiple agencies during an  emergency.    All TVs, CT/Byrne, DNAInfo: Coverage of MRE at Arbor Day tree planting event.    TVs: Coverage of the ribbon‐cutting for MetroSquash in Woodlawn    ABC7, CBS2, WGN9, CT/Podmolik: Coverage of Large Lots closing.    CBS (possible): Story on NFL draft. May report that the city isn't being paid by NFL to host event. We said on background  that large scale events rarely, if ever pay the host cities. We also said no taxpayer dollars are being used, it is a free event  for thousands of residents and that the event will bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in free publicity – in media  stories and continuing visibility – that will benefit the city for years to come.    ABC7: Report on yesterday's incident at Neil ES in which a teacher allegedly placed a garbage bag over a student's head.  The student was unharmed and there is no indication that the teacher intended to harm the student.    ST/Schlikerman, Catalyst/Karp: Stories about charter school responses being posted for review today.    CT/Finley (Sunday): Sports section story on the NFL draft – how Chicago got it and how it will benefit residents and the  city. MRE was interviewed for the piece.    CT/Hilkevitch (Monday): Column on the status of the procurement of CTA’s newest railcars, the 7000‐series. Story will  note extension of procurement schedule by two months at the request of potential bidders, who asked for more time to  put together their submissions.    CT (Sunday or Monday): Story on the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald. They say they will publish the name of  the CPD officer who shot McDonald, which had previously not been public knowledge. Will outline the officer's CR  history and a previous settlement in which he was involved.    1 ST/Fitz: Story on B3’s contract. Fitz will emphasize that her contract was extended for another year.    ST/Sfondeles (Saturday): Story on the closing of the Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4). C4 is a delegate  agency of CPDH and received $75K from the city to provide psychiatric services. CDPH said they are working with C4 to  assist in transitioning patients to new providers.    ST/Lansu (Sunday): Story about the increase in murders in Logan Square this year and over the past few years. CPD  pushed back showing the overall crime and shootings are down significantly in the area. CPD also explained the efforts  the district has undertaken to address crime in the area.    ST/Dudek (Monday): Story about Ald. Beale and Ald‐elect Taliaferro complaining that they don’t have Divvy stations in  their wards. CDOT said they agree with the value of ensuring more residents have access to Divvy and talked about how  this expansion will allow them to expand to more neighborhoods in the future.    Crain’s/Ecker (Monday, online Saturday): Story about Choose Chicago’s ‘Unbeatable Incentives’ campaign, which is  designed to attract new conventions to Chicago.      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Breymaier, Shannon Friday, April 24, 2015 8:47 PM Breymaier, Shannon Weekend News Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed WEEKEND NEWS    Everyone: Stories about MRE’s new COS. May include comments about Forrest Claypool MRE made during the Arbor  Day event.    Everyone: Stories about a dog that was left in an ACC van for five days after an adoption event. ACC said the dog  received immediate medical treatment and is healthy, and that the incident is being investigated.    Possibly everyone (Saturday): Coverage of CTA/CFD emergency preparedness exercise of a subway train fire. The event  will evaluate response actions and adherence to procedures and coordination among multiple agencies during an  emergency.    All TVs, CT/Byrne, DNAInfo: Coverage of MRE at Arbor Day tree planting event.    TVs: Coverage of the ribbon‐cutting for MetroSquash in Woodlawn    ABC7, CBS2, WGN9, CT/Podmolik: Coverage of Large Lots closing.    CBS (possible): Story on NFL draft. May report that the city isn't being paid by NFL to host event. We said on background  that large scale events rarely, if ever pay the host cities. We also said no taxpayer dollars are being used, it is a free event  for thousands of residents and that the event will bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in free publicity – in media  stories and continuing visibility – that will benefit the city for years to come.    ABC7: Report on yesterday's incident at Neil ES in which a teacher allegedly placed a garbage bag over a student's head.  The student was unharmed and there is no indication that the teacher intended to harm the student.    ST/Schlikerman, Catalyst/Karp: Stories about charter school responses being posted for review today.    CT/Finley (Sunday): Sports section story on the NFL draft – how Chicago got it and how it will benefit residents and the  city. MRE was interviewed for the piece.    CT/Hilkevitch (Monday): Column on the status of the procurement of CTA’s newest railcars, the 7000‐series. Story will  note extension of procurement schedule by two months at the request of potential bidders, who asked for more time to  put together their submissions.    CT (Sunday or Monday): Story on the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald. They say they will publish the name of  the CPD officer who shot McDonald, which had previously not been public knowledge. Will outline the officer's CR  history and a previous settlement in which he was involved.    ST/Fitz: Story on B3’s contract. Fitz will emphasize that her contract was extended for another year.  1   ST/Sfondeles (Saturday): Story on the closing of the Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4). C4 is a delegate  agency of CPDH and received $75K from the city to provide psychiatric services. CDPH said they are working with C4 to  assist in transitioning patients to new providers.    ST/Lansu (Sunday): Story about the increase in murders in Logan Square this year and over the past few years. CPD  pushed back showing the overall crime and shootings are down significantly in the area. CPD also explained the efforts  the district has undertaken to address crime in the area.    ST/Dudek (Monday): Story about Ald. Beale and Ald‐elect Taliaferro complaining that they don’t have Divvy stations in  their wards. CDOT said they agree with the value of ensuring more residents have access to Divvy and talked about how  this expansion will allow them to expand to more neighborhoods in the future.    Crain’s/Ecker (Monday, online Saturday): Story about Choose Chicago’s ‘Unbeatable Incentives’ campaign, which is  designed to attract new conventions to Chicago.      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Sunday, April 26, 2015 8:38 AM Rountree, Janey;Collins, Adam;Quinn, Kelley;Bennett, Kenneth;Rendina, Michael;Rapelyea, Sean Schrader, Lisa Monday Meeting Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Hi all ‐  I would like to pull this group together for a meeting on Monday to discuss a couple of upcoming issues that I  think we can all be helpful in formulating a plan on.  One of the topics of discussion will be Laquan  McDonald.  Please let me know if you will not be in the office on Monday.  Otherwise, I will work on finding a  time when we are all available and will send a calendar invite.     Thanks in advance!  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Breymaier, Shannon Monday, April 27, 2015 11:20 AM Collins, Adam;Quinn, Kelley;Mondry, Lauren;Faulman, Mike Jennifer Rottner;Martin Maloney;Rountree, Janey;Hall, Abby RE: CPD graduation I’ll make sure Molly gets Fran the info and we’ll circle back to the list if we need to amend the statement/TPs to address her Qs. Shannon Breymaier O: 312-744-9045 C: 312-859-2719 Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:19 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Mondry, Lauren; Faulman, Mike Cc: Jennifer Rottner; Martin Maloney; Rountree, Janey; Hall, Abby; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: RE: CPD graduation +shannon, who I thought I added earlier. He wants to make sure everyone gets followed up with to push the backgrounds -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 04/27/2015 11:13 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Quinn, Kelley" , "Mondry, Lauren" , "Faulman, Mike" Cc: Jennifer Rottner , Martin Maloney , "Rountree, Janey" , "Hall, Abby" Subject: RE: CPD graduation Fran chased him down the hallway with the rat of her friends in tow and asked him about grid garbage. He just said we'll take a look at the recommendations and go from there -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 04/27/2015 10:38 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Quinn, Kelley" , "Mondry, Lauren" , "Faulman, Mike" Cc: Jennifer Rottner , Martin Maloney , "Rountree, Janey" , "Hall, Abby" Subject: RE: CPD graduation 1 + shannon for awareness Fran is here on DSS audit and reaction to Garry's comments, so we'll get him out -------- Original message -------From: "Quinn, Kelley" Date: 04/27/2015 10:27 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mondry, Lauren" , "Faulman, Mike" Cc: Jennifer Rottner , Martin Maloney , "Rountree, Janey" , "Hall, Abby" Subject: RE: CPD graduation Agree.   From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 10:26 AM To: Mondry, Lauren; Faulman, Mike Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Jennifer Rottner; Martin Maloney; Rountree, Janey; Hall, Abby Subject: RE: CPD graduation +Clo Fran, Byrne, Ed, Cameron and Katie from WBEZ are here Ed and Byrne don't really care. they might take something on the right to work hearing tomorrow. Cameron is just here because we provided a van, but would ask about Laquan McDonald and the former HS basketball star who was shot and killer over the weekend. Working on Fran next, but I'm guessing it's off message. Unless there are objections I want to pass on the gaggle and push Garry at them -------- Original message -------From: "Mondry, Lauren" Date: 04/27/2015 9:28 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Faulman, Mike" Cc: "Quinn, Kelley" , Jennifer Rottner , Martin Maloney , "Rountree, Janey" , "Collins, Adam" , "Hall, Abby" Subject: Re: CPD graduation Alderman balcer is here Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2015, at 9:26 AM, "Faulman, Mike" wrote: 2 You all showed chicago a great example of the hard work you all do and this will pay dividends with the  kids, their parents and our community. They all truly appreciated the calls and he thanked them for  letting the kids win.    Also, I am working on having them honored at the may 6th city council    Pete kalenic was the Mayor congressional intern back in his chicago office. From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:23:39 AM  To: Faulman, Mike  Cc: Jennifer Rottner; Martin Maloney; Rountree, Janey; Mondry, Lauren; Collins, Adam; Hall, Abby  Subject: Re: CPD graduation Do you know what he said to them? Might drop it to Sneed. With both pics. On Apr 27, 2015, at 9:19 AM, Faulman, Mike wrote: Thanks all. Mayor personally thanked each of the officers. Thanks Marty and Jen From: Rottner, Jennifer E.   Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:11:07 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley  Cc: Maloney, Martin; Rountree, Janey; Faulman, Mike; Mondry, Lauren; Collins, Adam;  Hall, Abby  Subject: RE: CPD graduation Here are the other two officers in the photo: Paul Stancyzk -1 (773) Paul Komisaruk -1 (847) From: Quinn, Kelley [mailto:Kelley.Quinn@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:09 AM To: Rottner, Jennifer E. Cc: Maloney, Martin; Rountree, Janey; Faulman, Mike; Mondry, Lauren; Collins, Adam; Hall, Abby Subject: Re: CPD graduation Thanks On Apr 27, 2015, at 9:08 AM, Rottner, Jennifer E. wrote: Yes, there were 4 officers total, but Officer Kalenik and Karas were the ones who did the media interviews. I am working on getting the numbers of the other two officers as we speak. 3 From: Quinn, Kelley [mailto:Kelley.Quinn@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:08 AM To: Maloney, Martin Cc: Rountree, Janey; Faulman, Mike; Mondry, Lauren; Collins, Adam; Hall, Abby; Rottner, Jennifer E. Subject: Re: CPD graduation Weren't there more than two though? On Apr 27, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Maloney, Martin wrote: +Jen Officer Pete Kalenik 773holding the football) Officer Olivia Karas 773- (he was the one (she took the photo) Jen is trying to track down the other number. From: Rountree, Janey [mailto:Janey.Rountree@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:00 AM To: Faulman, Mike; Mondry, Lauren; Collins, Adam; Maloney, Martin Cc: Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: CPD graduation Marty, Please see below. Will you assist with this? Thanks   From: Faulman, Mike Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 8:42 AM To: Mondry, Lauren; Collins, Adam Cc: Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: CPD graduation Janey and adam‐    Can you find me the cells of the two police officers who  played football with those kids in north lawndale?    Their names are:  Officer olivia karas  Officer pete Kalenic      He wants to call them before 10 am. Can you help? 4 From: Mondry, Lauren  Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 8:08:56 AM  To: Collins, Adam  Cc: Faulman, Mike; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley  Subject: Re: CPD graduation Will do I will have her come out where the group pictures are taken so he can see her before te program Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2015, at 8:07 AM, "Collins, Adam" wrote: Negative on a gaggle, unless Kelley feels otherwise -------- Original message -------From: "Faulman, Mike" Date: 04/27/2015 8:04 AM (GMT06:00) To: "Mondry, Lauren" , "Collins, Adam" Cc: "Hall, Abby" , "Quinn, Kelley" Subject: CPD graduation Good Morning Hope youall had a good weekend. Lauren- Harold lewis's from our detail, his wife is graduating today. Can you work with detail and find her so MRE can have a moment with her and harold? Don't think we have any other changes. Think you wanna do a gaggle Adan and Kelley? Thanks all Mike ________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this 5 e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 6 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Monday, April 27, 2015 11:21 AM Quinn, Kelley;Mondry, Lauren;Faulman, Mike;Breymaier, Shannon Jennifer Rottner;Martin Maloney;Rountree, Janey;Hall, Abby RE: CPD graduation Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed That's exactly what he said. It was super short -------- Original message -------From: "Quinn, Kelley" Date: 04/27/2015 11:17 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mondry, Lauren" , "Faulman, Mike" , "Breymaier, Shannon" Cc: Jennifer Rottner , Martin Maloney , "Rountree, Janey" , "Hall, Abby" Subject: RE: CPD graduation I need to know exactly what he said b/c we need to amend whatever statement we have put together on this  immediately. Adding Shannon.   From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:13 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Mondry, Lauren; Faulman, Mike Cc: Jennifer Rottner; Martin Maloney; Rountree, Janey; Hall, Abby Subject: RE: CPD graduation Fran chased him down the hallway with the rat of her friends in tow and asked him about grid garbage. He just said we'll take a look at the recommendations and go from there -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 04/27/2015 10:38 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Quinn, Kelley" , "Mondry, Lauren" , "Faulman, Mike" Cc: Jennifer Rottner , Martin Maloney , "Rountree, Janey" , "Hall, Abby" Subject: RE: CPD graduation CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Monday, April 27, 2015 11:21 AM Collins, Adam;Mondry, Lauren;Faulman, Mike Jennifer Rottner;Martin Maloney;Rountree, Janey;Hall, Abby;Breymaier, Shannon RE: CPD graduation Yes but can you please elaborate on what he said to Fran?     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:19 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Mondry, Lauren; Faulman, Mike Cc: Jennifer Rottner; Martin Maloney; Rountree, Janey; Hall, Abby; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: RE: CPD graduation +shannon, who I thought I added earlier. He wants to make sure everyone gets followed up with to push the backgrounds -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 04/27/2015 11:13 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Quinn, Kelley" , "Mondry, Lauren" , "Faulman, Mike" Cc: Jennifer Rottner , Martin Maloney , "Rountree, Janey" , "Hall, Abby" Subject: RE: CPD graduation Fran chased him down the hallway with the rat of her friends in tow and asked him about grid garbage. He just said we'll take a look at the recommendations and go from there -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 04/27/2015 10:38 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Quinn, Kelley" , "Mondry, Lauren" , "Faulman, Mike" Cc: Jennifer Rottner , Martin Maloney , "Rountree, Janey" , "Hall, Abby" Subject: RE: CPD graduation + shannon for awareness Fran is here on DSS audit and reaction to Garry's comments, so we'll get him out CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Breymaier, Shannon Monday, April 27, 2015 8:51 PM REMOC Schrader, Lisa;Quinn, Kelley;Fe Claypool Tomorrow's News Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed TUESDAY    AMTV: Chicago Bike Week begins June 12    Possibly everyone: Coverage of NTSB Board discussion of 3/24/14 Blue Line O’Hare crash. CTA notes that immediately  following incident, we took a number of steps to further improve safety. CTA also announced changes to worker  scheduling to help ensure the safest environment for both customers and workers. The changes created some of the  most stringent guidelines among U.S. transit agencies, and reaffirmed CTA’s commitment to safety.    ST, WBEZ, ABC7, CBS2, NBC5: Coverage of today’s detective graduation ceremony. The Supt talked about how these  ceremonies are important for department morale, addressed questions about Dante Servin and the Laquan McDonald  shooting.    ABC7, CBS2 (possible): Coverage of MRE at the great lakes economic forum    WGN9 (possible): Story about police being called to 65th/King Drive due to a disturbance on a CTA bus. No customer  injuries; operator transported with minor injury. CPD is investigating.    WGN9: Coverage of Junior Achievement celebrating their 75th anniversary of service today at West Park Elementary.  David Vitale delivered remarks.    FOX32/Lewis: Story on local organizations and agencies across the city are doing to protect the rights of transgender  individuals. CPS provided a statement and background on our transgender guidelines that were implemented this school  year.    WBEZ/Vevea: Story about Aramark and its contract which will not realize as much in savings as predicted.    CT/Rubin, WBEZ/Heffernan: Coverage of the closure of mental health provider C4. CDPH reiterated that they are  working with C4 and other providers to assure a smooth transition for all of their clients.    ST/Fran, Crain’s/Hinz: Coverage of the IG’s report on grid garbage collection. DSS said that they appreciate the work of  the IG on this audit and that the IG acknowledged the department’s reforms and efficiencies, which have saved taxpayer  dollars. DSS explained the reforms made under MRE and also provided background on the benefits of the program.    ST/Main: Placed story on CPD’s announcement of a community outreach tour, which will help the department gather  resident feedback, and continue to foster the type of ongoing dialogue necessary to build and sustain trust. Frank talked  to a pastor who spoke favorably of the concept and will also cite other Depts around the country who have  implemented similar programs.    1 ST/Mitchell: Column about Rep. Rush’s efforts to name the 31st street harbor named after the late Dr. Margaret  Burroughs. Parks said they have identified a number of park locations to be considered to rename and dedicate to the  late Dr. Burroughs, and that we have come very close to a recommendation that will be presented for public input in the  near future.    USAToday/Armour (possible): Story about how the NFL draft came to Chicago; will include interview with MRE.    DNAinfo/Cox: Story on supporters of reinstating portion of CTA bus route #11 and supporters who have previously  sought bus service on 31st Street banding together and saying they hope a new CTA president will reinstate service,  following story on this topic couple of weeks ago. CTA is reminding reporter of reasons for not reinstating service,  including redundancy with Brown Line and multiple bus routes (#11) and lack of demand (31st street).      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Breymaier, Shannon Monday, April 27, 2015 8:52 PM Breymaier, Shannon Tomorrow's News Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed TUESDAY    AMTV: Chicago Bike Week begins June 12    Possibly everyone: Coverage of NTSB Board discussion of 3/24/14 Blue Line O’Hare crash. CTA notes that immediately  following incident, we took a number of steps to further improve safety. CTA also announced changes to worker  scheduling to help ensure the safest environment for both customers and workers. The changes created some of the  most stringent guidelines among U.S. transit agencies, and reaffirmed CTA’s commitment to safety.    ST, WBEZ, ABC7, CBS2, NBC5: Coverage of today’s detective graduation ceremony. The Supt talked about how these  ceremonies are important for department morale, addressed questions about Dante Servin and the Laquan McDonald  shooting.    ABC7, CBS2 (possible): Coverage of MRE at the great lakes economic forum    WGN9 (possible): Story about police being called to 65th/King Drive due to a disturbance on a CTA bus. No customer  injuries; operator transported with minor injury. CPD is investigating.    WGN9: Coverage of Junior Achievement celebrating their 75th anniversary of service today at West Park Elementary.  David Vitale delivered remarks.    FOX32/Lewis: Story on local organizations and agencies across the city are doing to protect the rights of transgender  individuals. CPS provided a statement and background on our transgender guidelines that were implemented this school  year.    WBEZ/Vevea: Story about Aramark and its contract which will not realize as much in savings as predicted.    CT/Rubin, WBEZ/Heffernan: Coverage of the closure of mental health provider C4. CDPH reiterated that they are  working with C4 and other providers to assure a smooth transition for all of their clients.    ST/Fran, Crain’s/Hinz: Coverage of the IG’s report on grid garbage collection. DSS said that they appreciate the work of  the IG on this audit and that the IG acknowledged the department’s reforms and efficiencies, which have saved taxpayer  dollars. DSS explained the reforms made under MRE and also provided background on the benefits of the program.    ST/Main: Placed story on CPD’s announcement of a community outreach tour, which will help the department gather  resident feedback, and continue to foster the type of ongoing dialogue necessary to build and sustain trust. Frank talked  to a pastor who spoke favorably of the concept and will also cite other Depts around the country who have  implemented similar programs.    1 ST/Mitchell: Column about Rep. Rush’s efforts to name the 31st street harbor named after the late Dr. Margaret  Burroughs. Parks said they have identified a number of park locations to be considered to rename and dedicate to the  late Dr. Burroughs, and that we have come very close to a recommendation that will be presented for public input in the  near future.    USAToday/Armour (possible): Story about how the NFL draft came to Chicago; will include interview with MRE.    DNAinfo/Cox: Story on supporters of reinstating portion of CTA bus route #11 and supporters who have previously  sought bus service on 31st Street banding together and saying they hope a new CTA president will reinstate service,  following story on this topic couple of weeks ago. CTA is reminding reporter of reasons for not reinstating service,  including redundancy with Brown Line and multiple bus routes (#11) and lack of demand (31st street).      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  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If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or 1 the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Cooper, Tarrah Tuesday, April 28, 2015 12:21 PM Collins, Adam FW: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: McCarthy concerned that charges against cop could cause officers to hesitate Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged Well done on this!    From: NewsClips Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 7:32 AM Subject: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: McCarthy concerned that charges against cop could cause officers to hesitate McCarthy concerned that charges against cop could cause officers to hesitate  TRIBUNE // Jeremy Gorner // April 27, 2015  Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Monday he was concerned that the criminal charges  against an off‐duty detective involved in a fatal shooting in 2012 might cause other officers to hesitate before  opening fire when they feel their lives are in danger.   "It provides a safety hazard," McCarthy told reporters after a promotion ceremony at Navy Pier for about 100  new detectives and several captains and commanders. "And my concern was how is this going to affect  policing in general in the Chicago Police Department because every single officer who's out there now might  be in a position where they hesitate, and as a result, they could lose their lives."   McCarthy said he didn't think Detective Dante Servin should have been criminally charged, but he wouldn't  explain why, saying he wanted to wait until the Independent Police Review Authority, the city agency that  probes police‐involved shootings and officer misconduct, completes its investigation. The agency had put its  probe on hold until Servin's acquittal last week on a charge of involuntary manslaughter.  Prosecutors had alleged that Servin acted recklessly when he fired five shots over his shoulder from inside his  Mercedes at four people in a dark alley near Douglas Park.  Servin's attorneys said he was in fear for his life after Antonio Cross, one of the four, pulled an object from his  waistband, pointed it at Servin and ran toward his car. Servin believed the object was a gun, but police found  only a cellphone. Cross suffered a graze wound to his hand, while 22‐year‐old Rekia Boyd was fatally shot in  the back of the head.  Judge Dennis Porter ruled last week that prosecutors failed to prove Servin acted recklessly — an essential  element to the involuntary manslaughter charge — because he pointed a gun at his intended victim and fired,  an act he said that Illinois courts have consistently held is an intentional act, not a reckless one. The only  proper charge in such a case, Porter said, would be first‐degree murder.  "… It's something that should not have happened, period. Absolutely, positively not," McCarthy said in  reference to Boyd's death. "But what I will point out to you … is that Detective Servin hit the individual who he  was aiming at. He also happened to hit her."  Meanwhile, McCarthy also briefly discussed the ongoing federal probe into the fatal police shooting of 17‐ year‐old Laquan McDonald, who was shot by Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke 16 times in October.   The Tribune first reported Van Dyke's identity in a front‐page story Sunday that revealed that a lawsuit alleged  the officer had handcuffed a motorist so violently during a 2007 traffic stop that he seriously injured both  1 shoulders. A federal jury later found Van Dyke and his partner used excessive force against Ed Nance and  awarded him $350,000 in damages.  McCarthy said he backed the release of dashboard‐camera video footage of the McDonald shooting but not  before a federal investigation is completed.  "We're not going to release or do anything that's going to compromise that investigation," he said.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Wednesday, April 29, 2015 8:07 AM Quinn, Kelley;Martin Maloney;Rountree, Janey;Schrader, Lisa;Fe Claypool RE: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: Emanuel won't say if he backs top cop's views on fatal shooting by officer Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Yeah. I can give him a buzz this morning -------- Original message -------From: "Quinn, Kelley" Date: 04/29/2015 7:56 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" , Martin Maloney , "Rountree, Janey" , "Schrader, Lisa" , Fe Claypool Subject: Fwd: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: Emanuel won't say if he backs top cop's views on fatal shooting by officer Adam or Marty, Please call Bill and straighten him out on why we can't release the video. Thanks. Begin forwarded message: From: NewsClips Date: April 29, 2015 at 7:44:50 AM CDT Subject: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: Emanuel won't say if he backs top cop's views on fatal shooting by officer Emanuel won't say if he backs top cop's views on fatal shooting by officer  TRIBUNE // Bill Ruthhart // April 29, 2015  Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday declined to say whether he agreed with Chicago police  Superintendent Garry McCarthy's assertion that an off‐duty detective should not have faced  criminal charges in the 2012 fatal shooting of a woman.  The mayor also did not say whether he backed McCarthy's comment that the victim "also  happened" to be hit by Detective Dante Servin's gunfire as the off‐duty cop "hit the individual  who he was aiming at."   Questions about Chicago police shootings were in the forefront following Servin's acquittal last  week and the city's continued refusal to release dashboard camera footage in the case of  Laquan McDonald, a 17‐year‐old shot 16 times and killed by Officer Jason Van Dyke. That case is  being investigated by the FBI.  1 Emanuel faced the questions a day after McCarthy discussed the Servin case. Prosecutors  charged Servin with involuntary manslaughter, alleging the officer acted recklessly when he  fired five shots over his shoulder from inside his Mercedes in the direction of four people who  had their backs to him in a dark West Side alley in March 2012.  Last week, a judge ruled the manslaughter charge did not apply because prosecutors failed to  prove Servin acted recklessly since he pointed a gun at an intended victim and fired. The only  proper charge, the judge ruled, would have been murder.  Asked Monday about the judge's ruling based on a legal technicality, McCarthy said the officer  never should have been charged in the first place, but declined to say why.  Servin's attorneys argued he shot at one of the four people in the alley, Antonio Cross, after the  man pulled an object from his waistband, pointed it at Servin and ran toward his car. Servin  believed the man had a gun, his attorneys argued, but police found only a cellphone.  Cross suffered only a graze wound to his hand while Rekia Boyd, a 22‐year‐old woman standing  nearby, was fatally shot in the back of the head.  "It's something that should not have happened. Absolutely, positively not," McCarthy said  Monday. "But what I will point out to you … is that Detective Servin hit the individual who he  was aiming at. He also happened to hit her."  McCarthy also said prosecutors' decision to charge Servin created a "safety hazard," arguing  that "every single officer who's out there now might be in a position where they hesitate, and  as a result, they could lose their lives."  On Tuesday, Emanuel was asked if he agreed with McCarthy's insistence that Servin should  never have been charged and whether he believed his top cop's comments about the officer  hitting his target were appropriate given the fact that an innocent woman died. The mayor did  not directly answer the question, citing an ongoing Independent Police Review Authority  evaluation of the case.  "Right now, you know that situation is being looked at by IPRA," Emanuel said. "So, I'm not  going to comment on that."  Emanuel, however, did not say why the independent authority's review prevented him from  weighing in on whether he supported McCarthy's comments. Instead, the mayor chose to focus  on McCarthy's recently launched "listening tour."   The mayor said the idea is for McCarthy and his top district commanders to strengthen their  ties in the community by talking with "religious leaders and community leaders" in their  neighborhoods. Emanuel, though, bristled when asked why such an effort was necessary when  McCarthy had been running the department for the last four years.  "The question is not a fair question," Emanuel responded. "It's building on the introduction,  four years ago, of community policing."  2 Chicago Police Department leaders long have engaged in concepts they've described as  community policing, far pre‐dating the Emanuel administration. The department's Chicago  Alternative Policing Strategy, or CAPS, community policing program started in 1992.  The discussion on Chicago's police practices comes as Baltimore endured violent riots this week  after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25‐year‐old African‐American man who died in police  custody there. A reporter asked Emanuel on Tuesday whether he had watched the coverage of  the Baltimore police protests and if he worried about something similar happening in Chicago.  "Of course, I watch. If the TV's on, you watch it," Emanuel responded. "This listening tour, while  you do kind of watch what's happening in Baltimore, is an outgrowth of things we've been  doing step‐by‐step methodically over the last four years and going forward. I'll be honest. There  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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Peters, Lynda Wednesday, April 29, 2015 11:02 AM Holden, John;Rasmas, Chloe;Darling, Leslie;Breymaier, Shannon RE: Records request Janssen fed subpoenas McDonald 042915.docx Response letter attached – no responsive documents. We can send it out tomorrow. Lynda A. Peters City Prosecutor Legal Information, Investigations & Prosecutions Division City of Chicago Law Department 30 N. LaSalle, Suite 1720 Chicago, IL 60602 312-744-2816 Confidential and privileged communication. From: Holden, John Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 5:31 PM To: Rasmas, Chloe; Peters, Lynda; Darling, Leslie; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: FW: Records request FYI     From: Janssen, Kim [mailto:kjanssen@suntimes.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 1:11 PM To: Holden, John Cc: Maloney, Martin Subject: Records request John I'm following up on the Laquan McDonald case. Have the city or the police department received any federal subpoenas relating to McDonald's death? And, if so, can I please see them? You can consider this a request under the Freedom of Information Act. But if you are able to expedite your response, that would be much appreciated. Please feel free to call me on 312 285 6660 if you have any questions. Regards, Kim -- Kim Janssen Staff Reporter News m: 312-285-6660 e:kjanssen@suntimes.com w:chicago.suntimes.com a: 350 N. Orleans 10th Fl Chicago, IL 60654 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 April 29, 2015 Response via email Kim Janssen Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times kjanssen@suntimes.com City of Chicago Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Dear Ms. Janssen: Department of Law Stephen R. Patton Corporation Counsel 121 North LaSalle Street Suite 600 Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 744-0220 (312) 744-5185 fax www.cityofchicago.org On behalf of the City of Chicago Law Department, this letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request which was received in our offices on April 28, 2015. Your FOIA request states: I'm following up on the Laquan McDonald case. Have the city or the police department received any federal subpoenas relating to McDonald's death? And, if so, can I please see them? You can consider this a request under the Freedom of Information Act. But if you are able to expedite your response, that would be much appreciated. The Law Department has no documents responsive to your request. Sincerely, John M. Holden Freedom of Information Officer From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Platt, Thomas Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:33 PM Holden, John Body chart 88-04302015.pdf From McDonald, LaQuan, police area file    Thomas J. Platt  Deputy Corporation Counsel  Federal Civil Rights Division  30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐744‐4833    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    W ' .c _ 2r 4 ~ } ~ ~ Jr ,-,i~J r' '''' .`.,,'~{r? ti:-'-`~ y ; 5 t~, 1~ t ~ ~ ~i',+t (~~~ i~ fj~S'. 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