CHICAGO - A suspect fatally shot this week by Chicago police in what the department called an “armed confrontation” was identified Thursday as a 13-year-old.
The family of a teen boy who was shot and killed by Chicago police responding to reports of gunfire wants justice as Mayor Lori Lightfoot called for release of bodycam footage on Thursday.
Updated: April 01, 2021 06:00 PM Created: April 01, 2021 05:56 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - A suspect fatally shot this week by Chicago police in what the department called an armed confrontation was identified Thursday as a 13-year-old.
Adam Toledo of Chicago died of a gunshot wound to his chest early Monday, the Cook County Medical Examiner s Office said.
Chicago Police said an officer was responding to a scene where gunfire had been detected when the officer shot the suspect. He was so full of life, said the boy s mother, Elizabeth Toledo, who was surrounded by family. They just took it away from him.
Toledo said she last saw her son, who was in seventh grade, on Sunday during a gathering to memorialize a relative who died a few years ago. She said he would sneak out at night while she was asleep.