Official resigns after probe into statements made in court about Adam Toledo, who was fatally shot by Chicago police Christine Fernando, USA TODAY
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An official in the Cook County State s Attorney s Office resigned after an investigation into in-court statements made by a prosecutor suggesting 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun when he was killed by Chicago police in March.
Staff were informed Wednesday that First Assistant State s Attorney Jennifer Coleman resigned, spokeswoman Sarah Sinovic confirmed in an email to USA TODAY. The resignation comes after a breakdown of communication that led to misleading statements being made in court in early April, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Chicago police need âoverhaulâ after foot chases led to Alvarez & Toledo killings within 48 hours
âThere is this real sense that Brown and Black lives, they donât have the value that they should when Chicago police officers confront our youth.â
More than 100 people marched alongside the family of Anthony Alvarez in Chicago Saturday, calling for the police officer who shot and killed him to be charged. Newly released video reveals police killed 22-year-old Alvarez while he was running away during a foot chase. Police have not said why they initially confronted and then chased Alvarez, who was killed just two days after Chicago police shot dead another young Latinx male, 13-year-old Adam Toledo. This comes four years after the Department of Justice found foot pursuits by Chicago police were leading to too many deaths. Now Chicagoâs mayor and police superintendent say a new police foot pursuit policy is underway. âWe need