Prosecutors on Saturday gave a detailed account of what caused the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by a Chicago police officer as a judge, at $ 150,000 for the 21-year-old man who was with the teenager at the time.
Ruben Roman, who was represented by a public defender during a mortgage trial in Cook County, is charged with reckless dismissal of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon by a criminal and child intimidation.
Prosecutors at the Cook County Attorneys’ Office have revealed that video captured Ramon shots before the Little Village shooting in the early hours of March 29. After a number of shots were fired, Ramon and Toledo ran north into Sawyer Avenue near 24th Street and, according to prosecutors, entered an alley.
Chicago police officers, who responded to a ShotSpotter warning that fired eight rounds, spotted two men in an alley who fled, after which officers left their patrol vehicle and pursued both individuals, the Murphy said.
One officer arrested Roman, who according to prosecutors threw red gloves on the ground during his arrest.
The gloves tested positive for shooting residue, Murphy said.
The family of Adam Toledo, the 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer late last month, held a funeral for the teenager on Friday. Sandra Torres, reports NBC 5.
The other officer chased Toledo and repeatedly told him to stop, and eventually the 13-year-old stopped near an interruption in a wooden fence, prosecutors said. Toledo, who was looking at the officer with his left hand and holding his hand to his right, was ordered by the officer to show his hands, Murphy said.
The officer told the teenager to “drop, drop,” while Toledo turned to the officer with a gun in his right hand, prosecutors said. The officer opened fire and hit the teenager once in the chest. The prosecutor said the gun that Toledo was holding landed a few feet away.
The officer called for medical help and did Toledo, who died at the scene,’s chest compressions.
According to Murphy, the 13-year-old’s right hand tested positive for gunshot wounds. Prosecutors said the shells of the shots were fired from near where the Roman shots were fired.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, Chicago’s police enforcement agency, is leading the investigation into the shooting. The officers involved were placed on administrative duties for 30 days in accordance with Chicago police policy.
Outrage has enveloped the city since the fatal shooting at police, with the teenager’s family and supporters calling for the immediate release of the camera’s camera video showing the encounter. Lawyers representing Adam’s family said in a statement Friday that the family would see a video from police’s body camera and other footage after the shooting next week.
People in Chicago’s Little Village community have come forward demanding answers to the death of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a police officer earlier this week. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.
The legal team did not provide a specific date.
After the court hearing on Saturday, the lawyers for Toledo’s family said they were aware of the details the prosecutors offered about Roman’s case.
“Until we see all the videos and examine the evidence ourselves, we will not be able to comment,” the lawyers said.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said at an unrelated event on Saturday that she spoke to Toledo’s mother recently. The mayor also called for peaceful protests after the release of the video, which she says Toledo’s mother will see early next week.
“I think the Toledo family has explicitly called for peace. This is an extremely difficult moment for them,” Lightfoot said. “There’s obviously a lot of interest in the video. I think it will only help to disillusion many urban myths that have arisen in the void. But I want to be clear. From what has been described to me, it’s about to be a very difficult video for people to watch. ”
Chicago police officers canceled free days for officers next week as they prepared for possible protests.