Video shows teen being shot by police
Chicago officials on Thursday released a graphic body-camera video showing a police officer shooting and killing a 13-year-old boy two weeks ago in an alley while he appeared to be raising his hands.
The nine-minute video from Eric Stillman's body camera showed the 34-yearold officer getting out of his squad car and running after Adam Toledo in an alley at 2:30 a.m. on March 29 in Little Village, a Mexican neighbourhood on the city's West Side.
The video then showed Stillman yelling “Stop” to Toledo before he caught up to him and ordered him to show his hands. Toledo appeared to raise his hands right before Stillman fired one shot and then ran to the boy as he fell to the ground.
“Shots fired, shots fired. Get an ambulance over here now,” the police officer is heard saying.
“Stay with me, stay with me” Stillman said. “Somebody bring the medical kit now!”
The Chicago Police Department said immediately following the incident that Toledo had a gun in his hand.
Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability also released some 33 data files, including other police body-camera videos, footage from nearby security cameras and documents related to the incident.
One of the documents identified Stillman, who has been on the force for six years, as the officer who shot and killed Toledo. He has been placed on administrative duty.
Protesters critical of police gathered in central Chicago, some of them blocking traffic. They were met by helmeted officers on foot, social media images showed, but there were no immediate reports of conflict.
An attorney for the Toledo family, Adeena Weiss Ortiz, told a news conference after the release of the video that Toledo complied with Stillman's orders, dropped his weapon and turned around before the officer opened fire.
“I don't know if the officer had enough time or not. All I know is the officer is trained to not shoot an unarmed individual,” she said.
Officers were chasing Toledo and a 21-year-old man after they received notification of eight shots fired in the area, the department said. The other man was arrested.