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Updated 6:33 p.m. ET
White Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
It took the jury of eight women and four men about eight hours to reach a verdict.
It's the first time in decades that a Chicago police officer has been convicted of murder for an on-duty death. Jurors also found Van Dyke guilty of 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. He was acquitted on one count of official misconduct.
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It's unclear how much time Van Dyke will serve in prison. The judge in the case will sentence Van Dyke at a later date.
Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder, but the judge had told jurors on Thursday that the second-degree charge was also available.
To find Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder,
