Sitting on the front steps of his home, Heotis said he will never forget what he saw on the night of March 29.
“I was up all night that night,” he said. “Now to see it for myself it does something to me, it’s crazy. I can’t explain it.”
Heotis lives in an apartment building across the street from an alley near 24
thStreet and Spaulding. He said that night he and his mom heard multiple gunshots and went to their window to check.
Investigators now believe 21-year-old Ruben Roman fired those shots at a passing car before running off with Toledo, according to police.
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The video shows Officer Eric Stillman driving his car and then hurriedly getting out. He starts running down an alley, brushing past one person on his way, and running past a park. Advertisement Hide
“Stop! Stop right fucking now!” he screams as he chases after Toledo, who is seen running in the distance.
Toledo stops next to an empty lot, and Stillman slows down as he gets closer.
“Hey, show me your fucking hands!” Stillman keeps screaming. “Stop!”
Toledo pauses by the fence of an empty lot, looks toward Stillman, and raises his hands.
Stillman shoots him as his empty hands are in the air. Toledo jerks back and slumps down on the ground. Stillman runs toward him, and Toledo is on the ground barely moving, his mouth bloody.
Serrano says the community is wounded by the recent string of events and he hopes art can help in the healing process. I m hoping that the art can help a community process this loss, right? And understand the magnitude of what happened and continues to happen in Chicago, and with the gun violence in our city, and obviously the police violence that is becoming more and more present in young people s lives.
The city of Chicago on Thursday released video of the fatal police shooting, sparking protests and emotional reactions to what Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the boy s family both called the incredibly painful release.
Along with releasing video of the fatal police shooting of Adam Toledo, the city of Chicago also made public on Thursday reports identifying the officer who.
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After video was released Thursday showing the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, the Chicago City Council s Latino Caucus called for the passage of an ordinance to create a new commission of community members with civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department, among other changes.
Originally backed by the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability and the coalition for a Civilian Police Accountability Council, the unity ordinance named Empowering Communities for Public Safety will give city communities a choice over electing a civilian commission to oversee the police force. Don t miss local breaking news and weather! Download our mobile app for iOS or Android