Police officer who murdered 17-year-old Laquan McDonald has been released three years early.

Jason Van Dyke, who was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison in 2019 for the 2014 fatal shooting of the Black teenager, has served about half his time.

News of his release on Tuesday angered civil rights unions and campaigners – many of whom had called for federal charges to be brought against the police officer for the Chicago Police Department (CPD).