Activist protest against the decision not to pursue federal civil rights charges in the death of Laquan McDonald

CHICAGO (SCS) — A group of activists, including Laquan McDonald’s grandmother and aunt, demonstrate in Federal Plaza on Thursday.

The protest comes after the U.S. Attorney’s Office decided not to pursue federal civil rights charges against former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke in McDonald’s death.

Van Dyke shot McDonald’s 16 times in 2014.

A Cook County judge sentenced Van Dyke to nearly seven years in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery. He was released in February after serving three and a half years for good behavior.