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Judge acquits Ruben Roman of weapons charges tied to police shooting that killed Adam Toledo

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was acquitted on gun charges tied to the shooting by a Chicago Police officer that killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo last year.

Cook County Criminal Court Judge Charles Burns decided prosecutors could not prove Ruben Roman, then 21, shot at a passing car in Little Village moments before officers found him and Adam – or that Roman held the gun found next to Adam's body.

Early on the morning of Monday, March 29, 2021, police chased the two and then shot and killed Adam.

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Adam was shot and killed by a police officer after a foot chase in an alley near 24th Street and Sawyer Avenue – a split-second after he dropped a gun behind a fence.

In body cam video of the incident, Roman was seen being pushed to the ground and arrested by officers.

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