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CHICAGO (CBS) — About 100 protesters celebrated the dismissal of Police Supt. Garry McCarthy on Tuesday evening by dancing beyond your doors to Chicago Public Safety Headquarters in Bronzeville community.

Even though the protesters had gotten their wish with McCarthy’s ouster, they desired much more, and have set their sights on Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez due to their control of this fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald by police Jason Van Dyke.

In a stark contrast to the phalanx of officials on bicycles or on foot, in what amounted to wall space of humanity during bigger protests downtown a week ago, just a few officials in regular gown endured between protesters and the cup entrance doors at 3510 S. Michigan Av. The rally continued for more than an hour or so.

Hours earlier on, Emanuel had fired McCarthy, mentioning the necessity for brand-new management to aid restore community rely upon the Police division within the aftermath of the McDonald scandal. Van Dyke was faced with murder for McDonald’s demise, and movie of this shooting introduced a week ago programs him shooting McDonald 16 times on Oct. 20, 2014, as McDonald had been walking far from authorities.

Officers endured straight back Tuesday night outside Chicago Public security Headquarters as mainly youthful speakers took credit for using the pressure that generated McCarthy’s dismissal, thereafter those same organizers joined up with dance outlines and danced to gangsta rap.

Organizers of this rally said some of these who had been present, along with organized protest marches in present times, were as young as center school. The youthful exuberance was evident throughout, with a cocksure mindset.

“Make no blunder. It is because of this demands of the youthful, black organizations that are represented behind myself that McCarthy got fired, ” said Veronica Morris-Moore.

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Co-organizer Aislinn Sol was similarly blunt.

“We’ve already been desiring McCarthy fired, ” she said. “We’ve already been desiring Rahm becoming fired. We’ve already been wanting Anita Alvarez to be fired, ” Sol stated.

Elimination of Emanuel or Alvarez could possibly be achieved one of two techniques – through resignation or beat at polls. Morris-Moore, specifically, stated she didn’t have to be known as aside as “window dressing” by the Rev. Jesse Jackson and older black colored frontrunners, saying it is the turn of the girl and other youthful activists to lead.

They also stated credit for pressure that resulted last week in McCarthy going to fire Officer Dante Servin when you look at the shooting death of Rekia Boyd, and said pressure for responsibility at the Chicago Police division would carry on.