Adam Toledo Shooting: Slow-Motion Video Of Second Before Teen Was Fatally Shot
It was literally one second. In that moment, Adam Toledo turned toward a pursuing Chicago Police officer, who shot him once in the chest.
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It was literally one second. In that moment, Adam Toledo turned toward a pursuing Chicago Police officer, who shot him once in the chest.
Reaction was swift in Little Village following the release of video showing Adam Toledo, 13, being shot and killed by Chicago Police.
Chicago police say 13-year-old Adam Toledo was holding a gun less than a second before he was fatally shot in the chest early in the morning on March 29.
It has only been 17 days since police shot and killed Adam Toledo, 13, in Little Village, and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability has been quick to release the video.
"Simply put, we failed Adam and we cannot afford to fail one more young person in our city."
Body camera video and other materials from the police shooting that killed Adam Toledo, 13, were released Thursday.
"I want to be especially clear right now that that child complied, Adam complied with the officers request, dropped the gun, turned around. The officer saw his hands were up and pulled the trigger."
The City of Chicago has not raised downtown bridges out of worries about civil unrest stemming from the release of the Adam Toledo police shooting video.
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Chicago Public Schools leaders and Gary Elementary School are offering support as community members grieve the loss of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer.
"We cannot rest, and I will not rest until all of our communities feel and experience real safety and protection."
A spokeswoman for the Cook County State's Attorney's office said Thursday that a prosecutor misspoke over the weekend in saying 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun in his hand when police shot and killed him.
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At a news conference Thursday ahead of the release of the body cam video of the police shooting that killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she had seen "no evidence whatsoever" that Adam shot at police.
