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CHICAGO (AP) â A prosecutor who implied in court that 13-year-old Adam Toledo was holding a gun the instant he was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer was placed on leave a day after a video showing the boy s hands were empty was released to the public.
âIn court last week, an attorney in our office failed to fully present the facts surrounding the death of a 13-year-old boy,â Cook County State s Attorney Kim Foxx spokeswoman Sarah Sinovic said in a statement. âWe have put that individual on leave and are conducting an internal investigation into the matter.â
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CHICAGO â A prosecutor who implied in court that 13-year-old Adam Toledo was holding a gun the instant he was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer was placed on leave a day after a video showing the boy s hands were empty was released to the public. In court last week, an attorney in our office failed to fully present the facts surrounding the death of a 13-year-old boy, Cook County State s Attorney Kim Foxx spokeswoman Sarah Sinovic said in a statement. We have put that individual on leave and are conducting an internal investigation into the matter.
During an April 10 bond hearing for 21-year-old Ruben Roman, who was with Adam when he was shot March 29, Assistant State s Attorney James Murphy appeared to suggest that the boy was still holding the gun as Officer Eric Stillman pulled the trigger.
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