Chicago's mayor fired the city police chief Tuesday after a graphic video of a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager sparked a week of protests, AFP reports.
Tensions flared after officials released a dashcam video showing police officer Jason Van Dyke - who has been charged with murder - shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times as the teenager walked away in October 2014.
"The public trust in the leadership of the department has been shaken and eroded," Mayor Rahm Emanuel told reporters, branding the deadly shooting "horrifying."
While Superintendent Garry McCarthy had a "strong" record that "he can be proud of," Emanuel said the police chief had become a distraction and could no longer effectively implement necessary changes.