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Posted on 04/15/2021 1:20:33 PM PDT by USA Conservative
Video showing Chicago police fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo was released today, along with other materials related to the investigation.
Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability announced on Wednesday that the video would be released today, two days after Adam's family was shown footage of the shooting. The agency said after the family watched the videos Tuesday night that based on the family's request, it would "not immediately release" the footage or other materials like 911 calls and witness statements to the public.
Prosecutors had described the events in the video over the weekend as a judge set bond at $150,000 for the 21-year-old man who was with the teen at the time of the fatal shooting.
Ruben Roman, who was represented by a public defender at a Cook County bond court hearing, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, and child endangerment.
The video captured Roman firing shots before police responded to the scene. Prosecutors said an officer apprehended Roman, who dropped red gloves on the ground during his arrest that later tested positive for gunshot residue.
The other officer chased Toledo, repeatedly telling him to stop, and eventually, Toledo stopped near a break in a wooden fence, prosecutors stated. Toledo, who was standing with his left side facing the officer and holding his hand to his right side, was ordered by the officer to show his hands, Cook County Assistant State's Attorney James Murphy said.
The officer told the teen to "drop it, drop it," as Toledo, with a gun in his right hand, turned toward the officer, prosecutors said. The officer opened fire, striking the teen once in the chest. The gun Toledo was holding landed a few feet away, prosecutors said.
The officer called for medical assistance and started performing chest compressions on Toledo, who died at the scene, authorities said.
The teen's right hand tested positive for gunshot residue, according to Murphy. Fired shell casings from near where Roman fired shots matched the 9-millimeter handgun that was recovered near Toledo, prosecutors said.
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Mayor Ligtfoot alleged before the official release of the video that she had not seen evidence that Adam shot at the police and that she wants her citizens to express themselves peacefully. The footage has been widely anticipated in the city after other videos of violent police encounters around the country sparked civil unrest.
Adam’s family had recently called for people to “remain peaceful” to honor his memory as the city awaits the release of the video. They echoed that request again in Thursday’s statement.
“We acknowledge that the release of this video is the first step in the process toward the healing of the family, the community and our city,” the statement read in part. “We understand that the release of this video will be incredibly painful and elicit an emotional response to all who view it, and we ask that people express themselves peacefully.”
BLM rioters were ready to riot even before they saw the video:
COPA is still investigating the shooting and the officers involved have been placed on administrative duties for 30 days in line with Chicago Police Department policy.
“They don’t need a reason. And the problem is, if citizens threaten rioters, the citizens are arrested.
This ends when Dems say it ends.”
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Or when we end the Dems.
Oops I didnt say that, I have dyslexia, my words get mixed up... yeah
Seriously, i knew this summer was going to be BLM mania part 2, burning more cities down. Somehow it will be Trumps and white conservatives fault.
Thank God anyone still wants to be a cop these days.
That’s their goal.
Maybe the 21-year-old is the father of the 13-year-old who is also a father and they were going to the pharmacy to get life-saving medicine for the grandson. They just happened to find a handgun that white two racists in MAGA hats dropped while chasing Jussie Smollett with a noose.
Then again, the 13-year-old might be an unaccompanied minor acting on Jao Bai-Din's orders and came across the border last week to spread COVID to Americans.
Slow motion and high resolution don't reveal what was going on at the moment in the mind of the cop. I'd bet anything, the cop was sure that the gun was still in the kid's hand.
I can’t help being angry that this is what we have come to.
We are being encouraged by these vocal and aggressive portions of society to give all the benefit of the doubt to this now dead criminal, and none to someone tasked with upholding the law on our behalf.
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Most important comment on the thread.
other than that, I don't care....
the bad cities are all run by rats, let them burn...
there is a sick violent society and then there is a good citizenry...
stores/gas stations/restaurants/movie houses, etc need to learn who butters their bread.....the good citizenry....
good citizens just need to move out and never come back.
and that means no more attending sports or music venues...
just cut the cord.
TPTB have let us know who's side they are on.
If the young criminal didn’t want to get shot, he should have tossed the gun on the ground in front of him so the cop could see it.
“Kid responded to police and had his hands up.” ?????
With a gun in his hand and did not drop it as ordered to repeatedly by the cops and then turned the gun toward them??? Bang, Bang, Bang stupid stupid stupid.....
Then it was found via physical proof that the punk had been shooting the gun he had in his hand at others...
Justice was done.
Exactly right.
Perfect. Thanks!
Be a REAL shame...
u r welcome. can’t wait to see the screen shot
There’s a link to a pic upthread (72?) that shows the kid holding what looks like the same pistol with the slide locked back. So, it looks like the kid shot till the mag was empty and ditched it. If he had a spare mag the cop could very well be dead. I also saw in another post on this subject that the kid had gunshot residue on his hand.
Hopefully the fingerprints on the gun will help.
They will be.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3951012/posts?page=72#72
...beat me to it. That is actually a slightly better picture of the gun than I came up with....
https://ibb.co/fkSDVB4
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