A white Chicago police officer on Tuesday was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a black teen in 2014.

The Cook County State's Attorney's Office indicted Officer Jason Van Dyke for shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times in October 2014, the office confirmed to BuzzFeed News.

Van Dyke turned himself into authorities Tuesday morning. A judge ordered him to be held without bond at a noon hearing. Another bond is scheduled for Monday, after the judge has reviewed dash-cam video of the incident.

As of Tuesday, he is no longer being paid by the city. This is the first time in nearly 35 years that a Chicago police officer was charged with first-degree murder for an on-duty fatality, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The charges come as city officials released the graphic, and potentially explosive, dashcam video.



At a press conference Tuesday, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, called the video "graphic, violent and chilling."

"To watch a 17-year-old die in such a violent manner is deeply disturbing," Alvarez said. She said the video would "tear at the hearts of all Chicagoans."



Alvarez then went on to describe the incident as captured without sound on the dash cam video.

She said that Van Dyke fired all 16 rounds of his firearm at McDonald in the span of 14 to 15 seconds, 13 seconds of which McDonald was lying on the ground.

She said that McDonald, who was holding a 3-inch folding knife in his hand, appeared to be moving "slightly away" from the officers. There were a total of eight officers on the scene, including Van Dyke and his partner.

While McDonald was moving away, the video appeared to show Van Dyke taking a step towards him, Alvarez said. She said that Van Dyke was on the scene for 30 seconds before he started shooting at McDonald.

"His arm jerks, body spins and he falls to the ground," Alvarez said.

Van Dyke is seen taking another step towards McDonald after which he is out of the frame. Within two seconds, McDonald is seen lying on the street on his right side, she said. He is on the ground for 13 seconds with his body and arm jerking and in that time three visible clouds of debris are seen indicating the bullets fired at him, according to Alvarez.

"He is still lying on the street before the last visible shot is fired," Alvarez said.

Van Dyke had a 16-round capacity in his gun and among all eight officers, he was the only one who shot all 16 bullets at McDonald, she said.

According to Alvarez, civilians said they saw McDonald walking away, looking for a way to get away from the police.

A witness said McDonald never moved or lunged or did anything threatening towards the officers before he was shot to the ground, Alvarez told reporters. The witness said there was a pause in the shooting when McDonald fell to the ground but then the shots continued. The witness also said he did not see McDonald doing anything threatening that would have prompted Van Dyke to continue shooting him as he lay on the street.

Alvarez said that this showed the shooting of McDonald when he didn't pose an immediate threat and when lay on the ground after being struck "were not justified and not a proper use of deadly force by this officer."

"He went overboard and abused his authority," Alvarez said.

The McDonald family issued a statement responding to the charges, asking for "calm in Chicago."