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13-Year-Old Adam Toledo’s Mom Thought Her Son Was Missing — Until Cops Came Knocking 2 Days After Killing Him (blockclubchicago.org)
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At around 2:30 a.m. Monday, a police officer shot and killed seventh grader Adam Toledo in the 2300 block of South Sawyer Avenue. Chicago police have released few details about the incident, saying officers were responding to a ShotSpotter alert of shots fired when they encountered two people in an alley.
After one person ran away, an “armed confrontation” took place and an officer shot a person in his chest, police said in a statement. Police did not explain what they meant by “armed confrontation,” but Toledo was pronounced dead on the scene.
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ET reported her son missing days before the shooting, she told Block Club. On Wednesday, two days after the shooting, police reached out to the family asking for a photo, she said. She thought they were asking for the missing persons report. But about a half hour later, they knocked on her door asking her to go to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office to identify his body, ET said.
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The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the killing. Mayor Lori Lightfoot called on the office to release all videos captured on body-worn cameras of the incident late Thursday.
According to their preliminary investigation, COPA officials determined responding officers came across two people and chased after them on foot, at which point one of the officers shot and killed Toledo, spokesman Ephraim Eaddy said in a statement. That officer fired his weapon once, Eaddy said.
COPA has not said whether Toledo or Ruben Roman Jr., a 21-year-old man arrested nearby following the shooting, had a weapon.
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The fatal shooting was captured on the officer’s body worn camera, Eaddy said. Eaddy also said state law bars the agency from publicly releasing videos that involve children. Documents that can be publicized include 911 calls, dispatcher records and incident reports, which will be released within 60 days, Eaddy said.
Lightfoot pushed the department to expedite the release of police video in a series of tweets Thursday.
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After the shooting, police spokesman Thomas Ahern tweeted a photo of a gun, which he said was found at the scene. Police declined to answer additional questions about the shooting or who the gun belonged to. Police also didn’t respond to questions about why they failed to notify the family until days after the shooting.
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While both Brown and Lightfoot said they supported releasing police footage of the shooting to Toledo’s family and to the public, COPA officials say that can’t happen without a court order.
COPA was exploring “all legal avenues that will allow for the public release of all video materials which capture the tragic fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo,” Eaddy said in another statement.
2300 S Sawyer Ave - Google Maps
[...]
At around 2:30 a.m. Monday, a police officer shot and killed seventh grader Adam Toledo in the 2300 block of South Sawyer Avenue. Chicago police have released few details about the incident, saying officers were responding to a ShotSpotter alert of shots fired when they encountered two people in an alley.
After one person ran away, an “armed confrontation” took place and an officer shot a person in his chest, police said in a statement. Police did not explain what they meant by “armed confrontation,” but Toledo was pronounced dead on the scene.
[...]
ET reported her son missing days before the shooting, she told Block Club. On Wednesday, two days after the shooting, police reached out to the family asking for a photo, she said. She thought they were asking for the missing persons report. But about a half hour later, they knocked on her door asking her to go to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office to identify his body, ET said.
[...]
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the killing. Mayor Lori Lightfoot called on the office to release all videos captured on body-worn cameras of the incident late Thursday.
According to their preliminary investigation, COPA officials determined responding officers came across two people and chased after them on foot, at which point one of the officers shot and killed Toledo, spokesman Ephraim Eaddy said in a statement. That officer fired his weapon once, Eaddy said.
COPA has not said whether Toledo or Ruben Roman Jr., a 21-year-old man arrested nearby following the shooting, had a weapon.
[...]
The fatal shooting was captured on the officer’s body worn camera, Eaddy said. Eaddy also said state law bars the agency from publicly releasing videos that involve children. Documents that can be publicized include 911 calls, dispatcher records and incident reports, which will be released within 60 days, Eaddy said.
Lightfoot pushed the department to expedite the release of police video in a series of tweets Thursday.
[...]
After the shooting, police spokesman Thomas Ahern tweeted a photo of a gun, which he said was found at the scene. Police declined to answer additional questions about the shooting or who the gun belonged to. Police also didn’t respond to questions about why they failed to notify the family until days after the shooting.
[...]
While both Brown and Lightfoot said they supported releasing police footage of the shooting to Toledo’s family and to the public, COPA officials say that can’t happen without a court order.
COPA was exploring “all legal avenues that will allow for the public release of all video materials which capture the tragic fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo,” Eaddy said in another statement.
2300 S Sawyer Ave - Google Maps
