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