Chicago police say the 13-year-old who was shot dead by police last month held a gun just before he was shot dead.
According to CBS 2 Chicago, Adam Toledo ran into a street before being asked to stop and raise his hands.
A grainy close-up of the seventh learner shows him holding what police claim is a gun in his right hand. Less than a second later, he was shot dead.
A video with a disturbing body shows the entire incident on March 29th.
“Police, stop, stop right f —- g now,” he heard Officer Eric Stillman chasing the teenager in an alley. “Hands. Show me your f —- g hands.”
‘Drop it, drop it’, the 34-year-old cop shouts before Toledo is seen turning around and the cop firing a single shot.
Cops were responding to reports of gunshots in the area when they encountered Toledo and another suspect.
Police maintained the Little Village incident was an armed confrontation and a weapon was recovered.
Prosecutors said Toledo carried a gun but withdrew the statement Thursday, saying the lawyer “did not fully inform himself” and “the video speaks for itself,” the CBS subsidiary reported.