5 things to know Thursday

Final arguments in the Chicago cops' lawsuit

Pleadings are scheduled to begin Thursday in the trial of the Chicago police officer accused of Laquan McDonald's murder. In his testimony to the hearing, Jason Van Dyke insisted that he had acted in self-defense during the controversial murder of the black teenager in 2004. The death of McDonald's – captured in a A scary police video that has finally been made public – has become a touchstone of the more general debate on maintaining order in African American communities. The video seemed to show that McDonald, holding a small knife, was moving away from the officers when Van Dyke fired with his service weapon. Van Dyke finally fired 16 shots, according to prosecutors.

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A white Chicago police officer charged with murder after the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald appeared at the bar to testify at the trial. (October 2nd)
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A mourning community after a murderous shooting in South Carolina

The investigation into a deadly shootings in South Carolina resumes Thursday after a man fired at agents from several agencies during a two-hour showdown in a posh residential neighborhood, according to authorities . At least seven members of the security forces were shot dead, one of them fatally, after members of the Sheriff's County Sheriff's Office attempted to execute a warrant in a house not far from the areas devastated by the police. floods caused by Hurricane Florence. The deceased officer, identified as Terrence Carraway, 52, had just turned 30 as a police officer, according to the Associated Press. The officials refused to say why they were serving a warrant and did not name the wounded officers. The suspect, who was not identified immediately, is in custody.

MLB playoffs: attention is focused on the dual NLDS program

The Major League Baseball playoffs take place Thursday with a double participation in the Division series of the National League. After winning a thriller a la carte with 13 innings against the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies are racing 90 miles north of Milwaukee, where the Brewers will host the first game at Miller Park (5:00 pm Eastern Time, on FS1). While the Brewers will use their means to try to remove the powerful Rockies team, they will send Antonio Senzatela start the first game. Later, the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium (8:30 pm MLB Network). The Hyun-Jin Ryu pitcher receives the call from the Dodgers in the first game and will face Braves star Mike Foltynewicz. And about the guarantee of the World Series of Yasiel Puig? USA TODAY Sports experts are turning to a champion of the American League.

& # 39; Suge & # 39; Knight, former boss of rap, sentenced to 28 years in prison

Former Marion "Suge" Knight, a rap journalist, is expected to be formally sentenced on Thursday to almost 30 years in jail for killing a man and injuring another with a truck in front of a burgundy kiosk in Compton, California. Knight, 53, co-founder of Death Row Records, a key player in the burgeoning gangsta-rap scene in the 1990s, has argued against no attempt at manslaughter at the Los Angeles Superior Court last month and agreed to serve a 28-year prison sentence. His lawyers stated that he was acting in self-defense and that he was fleeing armed assailants when he crushed Cle "Bone" Sloan, consultant on NW's "Straight Outta Compton" biopic, and Terry Carter, who died as a result of his injuries.

Contribution: Associated Press

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