Pastor Marshall Hatch reflects on Laquan McDonald’s legacy

The West Side pastor reflects on the release of Jason Van Dyke, the impact on the McDonald family and their community, and what’s next.

By Meha Ahmad
Marshall Hatch
A December 2016 file photo of the Rev. Marshall Hatch of New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press
Marshall Hatch
A December 2016 file photo of the Rev. Marshall Hatch of New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press

Pastor Marshall Hatch reflects on Laquan McDonald’s legacy

The West Side pastor reflects on the release of Jason Van Dyke, the impact on the McDonald family and their community, and what’s next.

By Meha Ahmad
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Former Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke was released from prison Thursday after a little more than three years behind bars.

Reset talks with a West Side pastor about his release, the impact of that release on the McDonald family and their community, and what’s next in the fight for justice.

GUEST: Pastor Marshall Hatch, senior pastor of the New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church of West Garfield