eyewitnesss who were told, flee the scene, get out of here, you didn t see it that way, leave. if this is how it went down, fred, it s going to go to the top because i ve got to believe rahm emanuel, a hands-on leader of the city of chicago, had to have known what was going on. big assumption. but it is bigger than while there is one police officer, to underscore what you re saying, there is one police officer being charged, it is bigger than that, right, because potentially it might mean there would be other officers who could be charged, obstruction or otherwise, like you said, richard, but then wouldn t the outcome potentially of an investigation that stems from these kinds of documents or accusations that people were coerced, bullied, et cetera, then mean that other cases could potentially be impacted, meaning a comparison of where other
attorney says one of those witnesses, a truck driver, told investigators he saw, quote, an execution. another allegedly started screaming, stop shooting. and after hours of interrogation and no sign of release, he says, police asked witnesses to changes their story. code of silence, thin blue wall, that s an accurate description here. reporter: statements state that witnesses and police officers on scene either didn t see the shooting or saw what van dyke alleged, that mcdonald raised his knife at van dyke, attempting to kill him. the release of the shooting video would later poke holes in his story. the city of chicago responded in a statement saying the police action surrounding this shooting are under investigation by the u.s. department of justice for possible criminal charges. and by the city inspector