<human>:  Why did the Chicago Police shoot Laquan McDonald 16 times?
<bot>: The police shot Laquan McDonald 16 times because he was a black man in a hoodie. The police were responding to a call about a person with a gun. They thought McDonald was the suspect, and that he had a gun. McDonald was not armed. He was walking away from the police when he was shot. The police officer who shot McDonald was cleared of wrongdoing.