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Protesters holding signs navigate along Chicago s South Michigan Avenue after the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo.
WARNING: THE VIDEO BELOW CONTAINS DISTRESSING CONTENT. Calls for police reform in the US are growing more urgent after video footage was released of a Chicago officer shooting dead a 13-year-old boy who had his hands up. Adam Toledo, who died from a single gunshot wound to the chest following the confrontation last month, was one of the youngest people killed by the police in the state of Illinois in years. Prosecutors have said that the boy was carrying a gun as he fled from police but video analysis appears to show he dropped it before complying with a command to raise his hands.
CHICAGO â Disturbing body camera video released after public outcry over the Chicago police shooting of a 13-year-old boy shows the youth appearing to drop a handgun and begin raising his hands less than a second before an officer fires his gun and kills him.
A still frame taken from Officer Eric Stillmanâs jumpy nighttime body camera footage shows that Adam Toledo wasnât holding anything and had his hands up when Stillman shot him once in the chest about 3 a.m. on March 29. Police, who were responding to reports of shots fired in the area, say the boy had a handgun on him before the shooting. And Stillmanâs footage shows him shining a light on a handgun on the ground near Toledo after he shot him.
Print article CHICAGO Newly released video that shows a Chicago police officer fatally shoot a 13-year-old will be key evidence when prosecutors consider a case against the officer and are confronted with both the emotions surrounding the chilling footage and legal precedent that makes it difficult to bring charges against law enforcement. Video of last month’s encounter was released Thursday and provoked an outpouring of grief and outrage. It shows Officer Eric Stillman shooting Adam Toledo less than a second after the boy drops a handgun, turns toward Stillman and begins raising his hands. Some viewers have called for Stillman to be charged or fired. But for others, the video shows how difficult such decisions might be for prosecutors and police higher-ups, with an officer making a quick decision to shoot after chasing a suspect down a dark alley while responding to a report about gunshots.
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