The police initially described the sufferer, who was shot and killed by an officer, because the “perpetrator”. He was solely 13 years outdated

Block Club Chicago reports that indignant and sad members of the largely Latin American community in Little Village held a vigil for the boy on Friday, days after he was shot by police at 2:30 a.m. last Monday. Both Mother Jones and Block Club Chicago report that Adam was missing from home until last Sunday when his mother said he reappeared. But Adam left when night fell, and when police asked Elizabeth for his picture on Wednesday, they assumed it was the missing persons report they had filed when it initially disappeared. Little did she know that her child was already dead.

“In an initial police statement more than 12 hours after the shooting, officials said an ‘armed man’ fled from officials who were chasing him.” Block Club Chicago reported. “The foot chase followed, resulting in a confrontation in the alley. … The officer fired his weapon and hit the perpetrator in the chest. ‘The police have described the encounter as an “armed confrontation”. A photo of a gun was shared on Twitter by a police spokesman, but the police didn’t answer any additional questions about the shooting or who the gun belongs to. “

Mother Jones reported that officials initially refused to post body cam footage of the shooting, in a statement citing the child’s age. The next day, however, they backed off, saying in a second statement that the officers “determined that certain provisions of state law protecting the confidentiality of juvenile files allowed the publication of material related to the investigation into the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer Agency does not ban 13-year-old Adam Toledo. “

Mother Jones reports that the officer who shot and killed Adam has been on administrative leave for a month. “Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez told Block club She has shown little confidence in the police due to incidents like the case, ”the report continued. ‘The police were taken at their word for a long time. We don’t accept that anymore, ”she said. “You shot a 13-year-old.” After the protest in support of Adam on Friday Kristian Armendariz, a member of the Little Village Community Council, told Block Club Chicago: “[i]If we don’t speak our voices, they will continue to cover up death. Today we are there for Adam, but also to try to change the corruption of the CPD. ”

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Adam Toledo’s mother, 13, did not see the police camera video of an officer shooting her son in the chest. He died. She’ll see it next week

The family says they don’t know that Adam has a gun. Police say they found a gun on the scene @cbschicago #AdamToledo pic.twitter.com/KsTjjSsESJ

– Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) April 2, 2021

“Adam Toledo was killed early Monday morning for the unreasonable behavior of a Chicago police officer,” reported ABC 7 Chicago in a statement from the boy’s family. “We are confident that the Chicago Police Department and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability will.” Do a thorough investigation to see if there is transparency and if the Toledo family is withering [sic] Find out what happened to Adam. Adam was killed on March 29, 2021, but the Toledo family was not informed of his death until two days later. “

“Adam was a seventh grade student at Garvey School, enjoyed exercising and was a good kid,” the family continued in the statement. “He didn’t deserve to die like him. The Toledo family will seek justice for this reprehensible crime and seek privacy during this time of grief. “