By Jordan Williams - 04/16/21 12:36 PM EDT
A Chicago prosecutor lied by stating that 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun in his hand when he was shot by police in Chicago, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The New York Democrat said it wasn t an error by a prosecutor, but an untruth. Chicago officials have said the remark made over the weekend was an error.
“The prosecutor did not ‘make an error.’ He lied. He lied about the police killing a child,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “Ending this isn’t just about consequences for who pulls the trigger. It’s about admitting to and confronting an entire system that exists to protect, defend, and cover up state violence.”
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Video of Chicago Police Fatally Shooting 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo to Be Released Thursday
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Body camera video showing what happened when Adam was fatally shot by an officer is expected to be released to the public Thursday afternoon. Chicago authorities have declined to offer many specifics on what the video will show, including whether or not Adam was holding a gun at the time, despite a prosecutor alleging he did during a court appearance over the weekend. Look, I don t want to get into the real substance of this because the independent investigation is going on, but I ve seen no evidence whatsoever that Adam Toledo shot at the police, Lightfoot said during a press conference urging peaceful response ahead of the footage s release. When asked if she could confirm whether the teen did in fact have a gun, Lightfoot told people to see what the video shows.