FILE - In this July 17, 2018 photo, Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, center, attends a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, in Chicago. A judge overseeing the murder trial of Van Dyke in the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald is holding off deciding whether the trial's location should be changed. Cook County Circuit Judge Vincent Gaughan on Friday, Aug. 3 said he will wait until jury selection to determine if a fair jury can be chosen for the trial of Van Dyke. Van Dyke's lawyers want the trial, scheduled to begin Sept. 5, moved out of Cook County. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool File)
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