Photo gallery: Protesters celebrate Superintendent McCarthy’s dismissal

Protesters and activists celebrate outside Chicago police headquarters on Dec. 1, 2015, hours after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked for and accepted the resignation of police Superintendent Garry McCarthy.

People dance during a rally after the dismissal of Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, at police headquarters on Dec. 1, 2015.

A worker watches from a second-floor office as people gather at Chicago’s police headquarters after the dismissal of police Superintendent Garry McCarthy on Dec. 1, 2015.

A small group of protesters and activists celebrate outside Chicago police headquarters on Dec. 1, 2015, hours after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked for and accepted the resignation of police superintendent Garry McCarthy.

Exterior of Chicago police headquarters on Dec. 1, 2015. Earlier in the day, Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked for and accepted the resignation of police Superintendent Garry McCarthy.

A man taunts a police officer standing guard at police headquarters on Dec. 1, 2015, as people gather after the dismissal of Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy.