Lindsay Whitehurst
This image from Chicago Police Department body cam video shows the moment before Chicago Police officer Eric Stillman fatally shot Adam Toledo, 13, on March 29, 2021, in Chicago. (Chicago Police Department via AP) April 19, 2021 - 9:07 PM
It happened in less than a second.
Thirteen-year-old Adam Toledo dropped the gun he d been holding, turned and began raising his hands just as the officer had commanded. Then the cop fired a single shot, killing the boy in the dark Chicago alley.
The graphic video that became the latest tragic touchstone in the nationâs reckoning with race and policing puts a microscope on those split-second decisions with far-reaching and grave consequences. Investigators are still sorting through exactly what happened, but the shooting has raised difficult questions about why the boy wasn t given more time to comply, and whether the deadly encounter could have been prevented in the first place.
Teen s death puts focus on split-second police decisions
LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press
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1of6This image from Chicago Police Department body cam video shows the moment before Chicago Police officer Eric Stillman fatally shot Adam Toledo, 13, on March 29, 2021, in Chicago. (Chicago Police Department via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
2of6A kid looks out of a window as demonstrators attend a peace walk honoring the life of police shooting victim 13-year-old Adam Toledo, Sunday, April 18, 2021, in Chicago s Little Village neighborhood.Shafkat Anowar/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of6People pay tribute as they attend a peace walk honoring the life of police shooting victim 13-year-old Adam Toledo, Sunday, April 18, 2021, in Chicago s Little Village neighborhood.Shafkat Anowar/APShow MoreShow Less
Chicago teen’s death puts focus on split-second police decisions
It happened in less than a second.
Thirteen-year-old Adam Toledo dropped the gun he’d been holding, turned and began raising his hands just as the officer had commanded. Then the cop fired a single shot, killing the boy in the dark Chicago alley.
The graphic video that became the latest tragic touchstone in the nation’s reckoning with race and policing puts a microscope on those split-second decisions with far-reaching and grave consequences. Investigators are still sorting through exactly what happened, but the shooting has raised difficult questions about why the boy wasn’t given more time to comply and whether the deadly encounter could have been prevented in the first place.
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The death of a Chicago 13-year-old is putting focus on split-second police decisions Share Updated: 12:03 PM PDT Apr 20, 2021 By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press
The death of a Chicago 13-year-old is putting focus on split-second police decisions Share Updated: 12:03 PM PDT Apr 20, 2021
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Show Transcript the tragic final moments of a 13 year old boy s life unfolding in just 19 seconds Chicago police releasing this body camera footage and we warn you that it s disturbing, showing officer eric Stillman responding to a shots fired call before chasing one of the two suspects down in an alley. Please stop right now and show me your hands, Stop it, shots fired, shots fired. Get an ambulance out here now. The officer firing a single fatal shot into the chest of Adam to leo despite efforts to save him, the team was pronounced dead at the scene. No parent should ever have a video broadcast widely of their child s last moments. Yeah