Prosecutors alleged that the officers coordinated their efforts with Van Dyke and others by writing virtually identical reports to make it appear that the shooting was justified. Among the many claims of the police noted in the indictment, it cites Walsh’s contentions that McDonald swung the knife and appeared to be trying to get up as Van Dyke continued to shoot him. The indictment alleges that March, the detective, submitted a report saying the video was “consistent with the accounts of all of the witnesses.”