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Law enforcement experts react to Adam Toledo video release
Criminal justice instructor Mike Brown says it’s unreasonable to think the officer had time to figure out if the 13-year-old had a gun in his hands or not.
CHICAGO - Adam Toledo was shot and killed by a Chicago Police Officer on March 29, and on April 1, some of the details of the shooting were made public.
"Adam, during his last second of life, did not have a gun in his hand," said Adeena Weiss Ortiz, the Toledo Family’s attorney.
The video released by Chicago Police is slowed down and zoomed-in, and police use arrows to show what they say is a gun in Adam Toledo’s hand.
The video from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability shows the officer two minutes into the video telling Toledo to stop.
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Toledo family attorneys respond to release of Chicago police fatal shooting video
Video of the fatal Chicago police shooting of Adam Toledo was released to the public, and attorneys for the Toledo family have responded.
Four seconds later, the officer says, "Show me your hands!"
Two seconds after that, Toledo was shot.
"Adam complied with the officer’s request," said Weiss Ortiz. "Dropped the gun, turned around. The officer saw he complied and pulled the trigger."
Criminal justice instructor Mike Brown says it’s unreasonable to think the officer had time to figure out if the 13-year-old had a gun in his hands or not.
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Former officer discusses use of deadly force in Adam Toledo shooting
Former law enforcement officer and criminal justice instructor Mike Brown shares his thoughts on the use of deadly force by a Chicago police officer in the fatal shooting of Adam Toledo.
"He made a tragic split second decision, plus the fact that there was no barrier between Adam and the officer. For the officer to say I can give it more time to see if this young man is going to comply," said Criminal Justice Instructor Mike Brown.