The city of Chicago says it will start releasing videos of police shootings and deaths in custody within 60 days, after drawing criticism for refusing to release the video of the fatal shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald by a police officer for more than a year.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he supports the recommendation by the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force that the city post the videos and other evidence online. The mayor's spokesman Adam Collins said the city would implement the policy immediately.
Emanuel formed the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force after last November's release of the 2014 shooting of McDonald in an effort to restore public trust.
The Independent Police Review Authority investigates officer-involved shootings. They plan to release videos and other evidence in all new cases as well as current investigations.
