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.
Officers were responding to alerts issued by the city's gunshot detection system when they encountered the 13-year-old Adam Toledo and another suspect in an alley.
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