Crime by Fionnuala O’Leary
WARNING: Distressing images Horrific body cam footage documenting the final moments of American teenager Adam Toledo shows him being gunned down with his hands in the air by a police officer. Disturbing video shows the Chicago officer fatally shooting the 13-year-old in an alley at around 2.30am on March 29 as he ran from police while allegedly carrying a handgun, alongside Ruben Roman, 21, the Body cam footage, CCTV video, Office of Emergency Management and Communications transmissions, ShotSpotter recordings, and Case Incident Tactical Response were all released. The arrest reports published by Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) indicated that the teen posed an imminent threat of battery with a weapon as pressure mounted for the footage to be shown.