White police officer who shot Laquan McDonald dead is beaten up in his cell

White police officer who shot Laquan McDonald dead is beaten up in his cell by a gang of inmates four hours after being transferred to a federal prison and placed in general population Jason Van Dyke was transferred to the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, on February 5 The 40-year-old was being held in isolation at a facility in Illinois beforehand It is not clear why he was transferred or why he was placed in general population Within four hours of arriving, he was attacked in his cell by a handful of inmates It is unclear how bad his injuries are and where he is now being held  Van Dyke is serving a six year sentence for shooting dead black 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014 He shot the unarmed teenager 16 times as he was walking away from him  The case caused outrage across the country and was one of a handful of police shootings which fueled the Black Lives Matter movement 

By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:23 GMT, 14 February 2019 | Updated: 16:24 GMT, 14 February 2019

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The white police officer who killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was assaulted in prison four hours after being transferred to a different prison where he was immediately entered into general population, his wife has claimed. 

Jason Van Dyke is currently serving a six year and nine month sentence for shooting Laquan 16 times in 2014in Chicago. The teenager was unarmed when Van Dyke, 40, opened fire on him while he walked away from him. 

On February 5, Dyke was transferred from a prison in Illinois, where he was being held in isolation, to the Danbury Federal Prison in Connecticut. 

It is not clear why he was transferred. Within four hours of arriving at the prison, he claims to have been attacked in his cell by other inmates. 

Jason Van Dyke, 40, was attacked in his prison cell in Connecticut on February 5, four hours after being transferred there and into general population. He shot dead 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, right, in 2014 and is serving a six year sentence for the killing

Jason Van Dyke, 40, was attacked in his prison cell in Connecticut on February 5, four hours after being transferred there and into general population. He shot dead 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, right, in 2014 and is serving a six year sentence for the killing

Jason Van Dyke, 40, (left in January) was attacked in his prison cell in Connecticut on

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