Chicago: The police chief of Chicago has been fired by the city mayor following public outrage over a video showing a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he formally asked Garry F McCarthy, the Chicago police superintendent, for his resignation on Tuesday, a week after video was released and the officer was charged with murder.

Demonstrators protest outside the office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel at City Hall following a press conference where the mayor announced the dismissal of police chief Garry F McCarthy (above). Pics/AFP