Chicago officer's shooting trial gets underway as potential jurors pass by protesters
CHICAGO - A throng of protesters gathered outside Cook County's criminal courthouse Wednesday to mark the start of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke's murder trial, waving signs and chanting the now-familiar slogan: "16 shots and a cover-up!"
As about 100 demonstrators occupied a stretch of grass near California Avenue, nearly twice that number of potential jurors had to walk past them one by one to reach the courthouse.
Later, their faces looked somber as half of the 200 potential jurors crowded into Judge Vincent Gaughan's courtroom.
When they learned they could be deciding Van Dyke's fate, a few of them
