A group of retired black Chicago Police officers are calling for the department to halt promotions and hiring until federal authorities complete an investigation launched in the wake of the Laquan McDonald shooting.
The retired officers joined the ranks of those who have been voicing distrust of leaders including Mayor Rahm Emanuel since last month's release of the video of the McDonald shooting.
Retired officer Richard Wooten says that to bring about the reforms people are demanding, African-Americans must be given something they've long been denied: a fair shot at joining the department and climbing through the ranks.
Similar complaints have been raised for years but Wooten says he and others believe now is the time to affect change while the federal Department of Justice is investigating Chicago Police.
