Person fatally shot by police in Little Village identified as 13-year-old boy
By Sun-Times Media Wire
Little Village early Monday, although no video and few details have been released so far.
Adam Toledo, 13, who lived in the neighborhood, was shot in his chest and later died, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.
In a statement, police said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 2:35 a.m. and saw two males standing in an alley in the Southwest Side neighborhood.
One person, who was allegedly armed, ran from the scene and was shot by a police officer during an "armed confrontation" in the 2300 block of South Spaulding Avenue, police said. Farragut Career Academy High School is located at the end of the block.