:Killing of Adam Toledo

Adam Toledo (May 26, 2007{{cite news |title=Family of Adam Toledo honors 14th birthday, plans home for at-risk youth |url=https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/family-of-adam-toledo-honors-14th-birthday-plans-home-for-at-risk-youth/ |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=WGN-TV |date=27 May 2021 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918013740/https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/family-of-adam-toledo-honors-14th-birthday-plans-home-for-at-risk-youth/ |url-status=live }} – March 29, 2021) was Mexican American.{{cite web |last1=Saric |first1=Ivana |title=Latino community of 13-year-old killed by police in Chicago reels after shooting |url=https://www.axios.com/adam-toledo-police-shooting-latino-community-grieves-25e65010-b9a5-46d4-a5bc-4a707d979058.html |website=Axios |date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=30 April 2021 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430145126/https://www.axios.com/adam-toledo-police-shooting-latino-community-grieves-25e65010-b9a5-46d4-a5bc-4a707d979058.html |url-status=live }} At the time of his death, he was a seventh-grader in the special-education program at Gary Elementary School from the Little Village neighborhood in Chicago.{{cite web | last=Zapata | first=Mateo | title=Op-ed: We are Adam: For many youth across Chicago's South and West sides, Adam Toledo's life trajectory is too familiar | website=Chicago Tribune | date=April 15, 2021 | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-adam-toledo-little-village-20210415-yfuxq4fz7jgtnl54bwn5w4ztw4-story.html | access-date=April 19, 2021 | archive-date=April 15, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415152333/https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-adam-toledo-little-village-20210415-yfuxq4fz7jgtnl54bwn5w4ztw4-story.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=Illinois Education Association releases statement on death of Adam Toledo | website=Illinois Education Association | date=April 16, 2021 | url=https://ieanea.org/2021/04/16/illinois-education-association-releases-statement-on-death-of-adam-toledo/ | ref={{sfnref | Illinois Education Association | 2021}} | access-date=April 19, 2021 | archive-date=April 19, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419014001/https://ieanea.org/2021/04/16/illinois-education-association-releases-statement-on-death-of-adam-toledo/ | url-status=live }} He had no prior criminal record and was 13 years old when he was killed.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Jessica |title=Is This Meme About Adam Toledo and Kyle Rittenhouse Accurate? |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kyle-rittenhouse-adam-toledo/ |website=Snopes |date=April 27, 2021 |access-date=28 April 2021 |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121015849/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kyle-rittenhouse-adam-toledo/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Carissimo |first1=Justin |last2=Jones |first2=Zoe Christen |title=Chicago officials release videos of police shooting that killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/adam-toledo-chicago-police-shooting-video-2021-04-15/ |website=CBS News |access-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415181822/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/adam-toledo-chicago-police-shooting-video-2021-04-15/ |url-status=live }}

Ruben Roman is a 21-year-old who was with Toledo. He was arrested by the CPD at the scene.{{cite web |title=Prosecutors: Boy shot by police was with man who fired gun |url=https://apnews.com/article/shootings-police-chicago-10f3df5a175d11a137d2d68d5d293a3f |website=AP News |date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427044836/https://apnews.com/article/shootings-police-chicago-10f3df5a175d11a137d2d68d5d293a3f |url-status=live }} He is alleged to have ties to the Latin Kings criminal gang.{{cite web |title=Was Adam Toledo a Member of Latin Kings Gang? |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/toledo-adam-shooting/ |website=snopes.com |date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703175922/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/toledo-adam-shooting/ |url-status=live }}

Eric Stillman is the 34-year-old police officer who shot Toledo.{{cite news |last1=Babwin |first1=Don |title=Video shows 13-year-old Adam Toledo wasn't holding gun when shot by Chicago police |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-04-15/chicago-to-release-video-of-cop-fatally-shooting-13-year-old |newspaper=LA Times |date=April 15, 2021 |access-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415183118/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-04-15/chicago-to-release-video-of-cop-fatally-shooting-13-year-old |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Treisman |first1=Rachel |last2=Romo |first2=Vanessa |title=Chicago Releases Video Showing Fatal Police Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/15/987718420/chicago-releases-video-showing-fatal-police-shooting-of-13-year-old-adam-toledo |website=NPR |date=April 15, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415211138/https://www.npr.org/2021/04/15/987718420/chicago-releases-video-showing-fatal-police-shooting-of-13-year-old-adam-toledo |url-status=live }} He has worked for the CPD since 2015.{{cite web |last1=Schulte |first1=Sarah |last2=Elgas |first2=Rob |title=Chicago Police Officer Eric Stillman, who fatally shot Adam Toledo, had 3 misconduct complaints in 5 years with CPD, watchdog group says |url=https://abc7chicago.com/officer-eric-stillman-chicago-police-who-shot-adam-toledo-misconduct-shooting-video/10520526/ |website=ABC |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417002945/https://abc7chicago.com/officer-eric-stillman-chicago-police-who-shot-adam-toledo-misconduct-shooting-video/10520526/ |url-status=live }} He was placed on administrative leave for 30 days following the incident.{{cite web |last1=Fernando |first1=Christine |title=Prosecutors allege 13-year-old had a gun when he was shot by Chicago police: What we know |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/12/adam-toledo-chicago-shooting-video-gun-what-we-know/7185840002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412133721/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/12/adam-toledo-chicago-shooting-video-gun-what-we-know/7185840002/ |url-status=live }} On May 6, 2021, it was announced Stillman had not returned to the CPD, though his routine leave had already ended.{{cite web |last1=Cherone |first1=Heather |title=Officers Who Shot Anthony Alvarez, Adam Toledo Remain on Leave: Police Officials |url=https://news.wttw.com/2021/05/06/officers-who-shot-anthony-alvarez-adam-toledo-remain-leave-police-officials |website=WTTW |publisher=PBS |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509062043/https://news.wttw.com/2021/05/06/officers-who-shot-anthony-alvarez-adam-toledo-remain-leave-police-officials |url-status=live }}

On March 15, 2022, Kim Foxx’s office announced Stillman would not be charged for killing Toledo, due to “insufficient evidence” to file criminal charges.{{cite web |title=Chicago police officers won't be charged in shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/15/chicago-police-officers-wont-be-charged-fatal-shooting-of-13-year-old-adam-toledo |work=The Guardian |access-date=27 March 2022 |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403212851/https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/15/chicago-police-officers-wont-be-charged-fatal-shooting-of-13-year-old-adam-toledo |url-status=live }} In April 2023, disciplinary charges alleging multiple rule violations in relation to Toledo's shooting were filed against Stillman, and the Department recommended that Stillman be fired.{{cite web |last1=Hope |first1=Leah |title=Family of 13-year-old shot by Chicago police finds hope, relief in news that officer could be fired |url=https://abc7chicago.com/adam-toledo-chicago-shooting-eric-stillman-police-carter-department/13119195/ |website=ABC7 |date=April 12, 2023 |access-date=25 May 2023 |archive-date=May 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525202327/https://abc7chicago.com/adam-toledo-chicago-shooting-eric-stillman-police-carter-department/13119195/ |url-status=live }} The decision regarding Stillman would be decided by the Chicago Police Board.{{cite web |title=Disciplinary charges stemming from the shooting of Adam Toledo filed with the Police Board |url=https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cpb/provdrs/police_discipline/news/2023/april/disciplinary-charges-stemming-from-the-shooting-of-adam-toledo-f.html |website=City of Chicago |access-date=25 May 2023 |archive-date=May 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525202325/https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cpb/provdrs/police_discipline/news/2023/april/disciplinary-charges-stemming-from-the-shooting-of-adam-toledo-f.html |url-status=live }}

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Prosecutors alleged that at around 2:30 a.m., Toledo and Roman were walking toward 24th Street when Roman fired multiple rounds as a vehicle passed. Police ShotSpotter detector technology registered shots fired and a squad car arrived at the scene.{{cite web |last1=Crepeau |first1=Megan |last2=Sweeney |first2=Annie |last3=Gorner |first3=Jeremy |title=Prosecutors detail the night police shot Adam Toledo, 13, during court hearing for man who was with him and charged with carrying gun |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-adam-toledo-ruben-roman-custody-20210410-gml2yic2vfa23exyhzsdsmzurq-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=April 17, 2021 |date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419115337/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-adam-toledo-ruben-roman-custody-20210410-gml2yic2vfa23exyhzsdsmzurq-story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Timeline: The Fatal Shooting of Adam Toledo by a Chicago Police Officer |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/timeline-the-fatal-shooting-of-adam-toledo-by-a-chicago-police-officer/2487555/ |website=NBC |date=April 15, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420192351/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/timeline-the-fatal-shooting-of-adam-toledo-by-a-chicago-police-officer/2487555/ |url-status=live }} According to a statement from prosecutors, Toledo ran away from the officers that arrived, was chased into an alleyway,{{cite news |last1=Rojas |first1=Rick |title=Chicago to Release Video of Deadly Police Shooting of a 13-Year-Old |work=The New York Times |date=April 4, 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/04/us/chicago-police-shooting.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408025319/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/04/us/chicago-police-shooting.html |access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=April 8, 2021 }} turned back to the officers with a gun in his hand, and was then shot by officer Eric Stillman in the chest.{{cite web |last1=Pratt |first1=Gregory |last2=Gorner |first2=Jeremy |title=Mayor Lightfoot and family of Adam Toledo issue statement asking for calm ahead of the release of video of the teen's fatal shooting by police |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-adam-toledo-shooting-video-lightfoot-20210414-juav4nvnqvd6tmogsubkj2qhha-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414200348/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-adam-toledo-shooting-video-lightfoot-20210414-juav4nvnqvd6tmogsubkj2qhha-story.html |url-status=live }} The police said that a handgun was recovered at the scene from behind a fence.{{cite web |title=Adam Toledo bodycam video will not be 'immediately' released after family request: COPA |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/adam-toledo-bodycam-video-will-not-be-immediately-released-after-family-request-copa.amp |website=Fox News |access-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414070931/https://www.foxnews.com/us/adam-toledo-bodycam-video-will-not-be-immediately-released-after-family-request-copa.amp |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Chicago police urged to share bodycam video in fatal shooting of boy, 13 |work=BBC News |date=April 2, 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56610975 |access-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416003659/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56610975 |url-status=live }}

Around 5:00 a.m., a CPD spokesman tweeted "one subject fled on foot which resulted in an armed confrontation." Around 4:00 p.m., the department released an official press release stating, "One armed offender fled from the officers. A foot pursuit ensued which resulted in a confrontation".{{Cite web|last=Hauck|first=Grace|title=Evolution of a city's account of a killing: How Chicago's narrative changed in the fatal police shooting of Adam Toledo|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/16/adam-toledo-police-shooting-how-chicagos-narrative-changed/7260911002/|access-date=April 18, 2021|website=USA Today|language=en-US|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416222001/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/16/adam-toledo-police-shooting-how-chicagos-narrative-changed/7260911002/|url-status=live}} Several days later, Cook County prosecutor James Murphy issued a statement in court alleging that Toledo was armed when he was killed.{{cite web |title=Chicago prosecutor is put on leave over statements about boy killed by police |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-04-17/prosecutor-on-leave-over-statements-about-boy-shot-by-police |website=Los Angeles Times |date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418192915/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-04-17/prosecutor-on-leave-over-statements-about-boy-shot-by-police |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Crepeau |first1=Megan |last2=Sweeney |first2=Annie |last3=Gorner |first3=Jeremy |title=Prosecutors detail the night police shot Adam Toledo, 13, during court hearing for man who was with him and charged with carrying gun |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-adam-toledo-ruben-roman-custody-20210410-gml2yic2vfa23exyhzsdsmzurq-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419115337/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-adam-toledo-ruben-roman-custody-20210410-gml2yic2vfa23exyhzsdsmzurq-story.html |url-status=live }} Following the public release of body cam footage, Murphy was placed on administrative leave over the statements, and the Cook County State's Attorney opened an internal investigation into the matter, including into whether or not Murphy had access to the footage at the time he made them. On May 5, 2021, Murphy's supervisor, First Assistant State's Attorney Jennifer Coleman, was forced to resign when it was determined that she failed to prepare Murphy correctly with late minute additions to what material facts were known at the time.

Body cam footage of Toledo's shooting, released on April 15, 2021, showed that Toledo was unarmed at the moment he was shot.{{cite web|last1=Fernando|first1=Christine|last2=Hauck|first2=Grace|title='We failed Adam': Body camera videos appear to show 13-year-old Adam Toledo put hands up before fatal police shooting|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/15/adam-toledo-shooting-video-chicago-body-cam-video-released/7217787002/|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=USA Today|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415204105/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/15/adam-toledo-shooting-video-chicago-body-cam-video-released/7217787002/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Sweeney|first=Jeremy Gorner, Megan Crepeau, Gregory Pratt, Annie|title=In several fateful seconds, video appears to show 13-year-old Adam Toledo toss gun, turn with empty hands raised before Chicago cop fires fatal shot (warning: graphic content)|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-police-adam-toledo-shooting-video-released-20210415-xn63playebasld36oulootdq6i-story.html|access-date=April 16, 2021|website=Chicago Tribune|date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415193625/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-police-adam-toledo-shooting-video-released-20210415-xn63playebasld36oulootdq6i-story.html|url-status=live}} The video shows officer Stillman chasing Toledo into the alleyway and yelling at him to stop.{{cite web |last1=Padilla |first1=Ramon |last2=Sullivan |first2=Shawn J. |last3=Hauck |first3=Grace |last4=Beard |first4=Stephen J. |title=What happened when 13-year-old Adam Toledo was shot and killed by Chicago police |url=https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/04/23/13-year-old-shot-chicago-visual-investigation-bodycam-video-shows-what-happened-when-adam-toledo-kil/7259204002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424215555/https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/04/23/13-year-old-shot-chicago-visual-investigation-bodycam-video-shows-what-happened-when-adam-toledo-kil/7259204002/ |url-status=live }} Toledo slows down and stops as Stillman catches up to him. In footage taken from another angle, Toledo appears to throw a pistol behind a fence just before turning to face the officer (body cam footage shows a pistol being recovered behind the fence two minutes after the shooting).Mauricio Peña, Kelly Bauer, and Joe Ward (April 15, 2021). [https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/04/15/video-shows-chicago-police-shooting-13-year-old-adam-toledo-as-he-raised-his-hands-no-video-in-story/ Video Shows Chicago Police Shooting 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo As He Raised His Hands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418025129/https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/04/15/video-shows-chicago-police-shooting-13-year-old-adam-toledo-as-he-raised-his-hands-no-video-in-story/ |date=April 18, 2021 }}. Block Club Chicago. Stillman yells "Show me your fucking hands" and "drop it" while flashing a strobe flashlight at him. Toledo turns around with his empty hands in the air, and Stillman then shoots Toledo as he does so.

According to the CPD, there were 838 milliseconds (0.838 or ⁵⁄₆ of a second) "between gun shown in hand and single shot".{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicago-release-video-police-shooting-13-year-old-boy-2021-04-15/|title=Chicago releases graphic video of police shooting 13-year-old|date=April 15, 2021|website=Reuters|access-date=April 17, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417233658/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicago-release-video-police-shooting-13-year-old-boy-2021-04-15/|url-status=live}}

After shooting Toledo, officer Stillman called for medical assistance and began to perform CPR on him.{{cite news |last1=Koettl |first1=Christoph |last2=Hill |first2=Evan |title=A Chase and a Fatal Split-Second Decision: How an Officer Killed Adam Toledo |work=The New York Times |date=April 16, 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/us/adam-toledo-video-investigation.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417042842/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/us/adam-toledo-video-investigation.html |access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021 }} Toledo was pronounced dead at the scene.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called for reforms to how police pursue individuals on foot and called for a "thorough, expeditious" investigation.{{cite web |last1=Bacon |first1=John |last2=Fernando |first2=Christine |last3=Hauck |first3=Grace |title=Chicago mayor calls for reform after 13-year-old Adam Toledo shot dead by police; family wants to see police video |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/05/adam-toledo-shooting-chicago-police-release-video-family/7087720002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415135023/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/05/adam-toledo-shooting-chicago-police-release-video-family/7087720002/ |url-status=live }}

On May 6, a Chicago medical examiner concluded Adam was killed by "a single bullet which entered the left side of his chest and exited the right side of his back".{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Manny |title=Medical examiner releases Adam Toledo autopsy details |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/5/6/22423497/adam-toledo-autopsy-fatal-police-shooting-medical-examiner-little-village |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507003106/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/5/6/22423497/adam-toledo-autopsy-fatal-police-shooting-medical-examiner-little-village |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-05-07 |website=Chicago-Sun Times |access-date=7 May 2021}}

On April 19, 2021, it was reported that Stillman had been interviewed by Cook County prosecutors as a part of their review of Toledo's death.{{cite web |last1=Crepeau |first1=Megan |title=Officer in fatal police shooting of Adam Toledo speaks with Cook County prosecutors, sources say |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-adam-toledo-ruben-roman-shooting-investigation-police-statement-20210420-eav5jbjw5bdkrb7rcdmjdj63r4-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420002900/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-adam-toledo-ruben-roman-shooting-investigation-police-statement-20210420-eav5jbjw5bdkrb7rcdmjdj63r4-story.html |url-status=live }} That same day, it was reported Stillman had been listed as a victim on an incident report, which one law-enforcement expert said was a tactic used to shift the "focus of culpability and blame onto the actual victim of the police deadly-force incident, i.e., the person who the police killed."{{cite web |last1=Frias |first1=Lauren |title=The police officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo was listed as a victim on an incident report. One law-enforcement expert said it's 'an old cop trick meant to muddy the murky waters.' |url=https://news.yahoo.com/police-officer-fatally-shot-13-031838189.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJpvv0-HXGDrElt1-_b1kyXwoYH8KGjGtTzmEnIpHM-VudUh1y0RqZ7aj1qcvg4cg4j7-90-nII0MSQMZkCvSIYVCiaqxRBXOMRU5kmfAO_8yqzvALWbv-WaBziAIkvdbBWorsOUOBVBmNZta9MoGtFHqGQsnCtAVbXhd03KirjF |website=Y! News |date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421162011/https://news.yahoo.com/police-officer-fatally-shot-13-031838189.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJpvv0-HXGDrElt1-_b1kyXwoYH8KGjGtTzmEnIpHM-VudUh1y0RqZ7aj1qcvg4cg4j7-90-nII0MSQMZkCvSIYVCiaqxRBXOMRU5kmfAO_8yqzvALWbv-WaBziAIkvdbBWorsOUOBVBmNZta9MoGtFHqGQsnCtAVbXhd03KirjF |url-status=live }} Stillman was ultimately not charged for the killing.{{cite web |title=Activists react to decision not to charge officers who killed Adam Toledo, Anthony Alvarez |url=https://news.yahoo.com/activists-react-decision-not-charge-233802283.html |website=Yahoo! |date=March 16, 2022 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=29 March 2022 |archive-date=April 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406092030/https://news.yahoo.com/activists-react-decision-not-charge-233802283.html |url-status=live }}

Ruben Roman, the 21-year-old who was arrested on the night of Toledo's death, was charged with felony counts of child endangerment, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm.{{cite web |title=Man with Adam Toledo when he was shot by police out of jail |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-adam-toledo-shot-police-jail-77177324 |website=ABC News |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420010807/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-adam-toledo-shot-police-jail-77177324 |url-status=live }} He was released on bail on April 19, 2021, after the Chicago Community Bond Fund paid his bond. A representative of the organization stated, “We are aware that the city will continue to use him as a scapegoat for the killing of Adam Toledo, which was committed by the Chicago Police Department.”{{cite web |title=Man with Adam Toledo when he was shot by police out of jail |url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/04/19/ruben-roman-adam-toledo-chicago-community-bond-fund/ |website=CBS Chicago |date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518005810/https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/04/19/ruben-roman-adam-toledo-chicago-community-bond-fund/ |url-status=live }} In 2022, Roman was acquitted on the weapons charges.{{cite web |last1=Buckley |first1=Madeline |title=Judge acquits man in gun case stemming from the night 13-year-old Adam Toledo was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-ruben-roman-adam-toledo-verdict-20221118-smah7phxpjbjpozs56ftbxr54m-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=17 April 2023 |archive-date=April 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417174438/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-ruben-roman-adam-toledo-verdict-20221118-smah7phxpjbjpozs56ftbxr54m-story.html |url-status=live }}

On April 17, 2021, Kim Foxx, the Cook County State's Attorney, announced an investigation into why prosecutor's earlier descriptions of the shooting of Adam Toledo hadn't matched the video.{{cite web |last1=Hendrickson |first1=Matthew |title=State's attorney investigating why prosecutor's description of Adam Toledo shooting didn't match video |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/16/22388289/states-attorneys-office-investigating-prosecutor-proffer-tied-to-adam-toledos-shooting |website=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430085844/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/16/22388289/states-attorneys-office-investigating-prosecutor-proffer-tied-to-adam-toledos-shooting |url-status=live }} Later that day, Foxx's office announced James Murphy, the prosecutor who had provided the "misleading" description of the video, would be placed on administrative leave.{{cite web |last=Hendrickson |first=Matthew |title=Prosecutor who detailed Toledo shooting video put on leave because he 'failed to fully present the facts,' Foxx's office says |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/4/17/22389186/toledo-shooting-proffer-kim-foxx-james-murphy-gun-in-hand-leave |website=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 17, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427103759/https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/4/17/22389186/toledo-shooting-proffer-kim-foxx-james-murphy-gun-in-hand-leave |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Bradley |first1=Ben |title=Cook County prosecutor who gave misleading description of Adam Toledo shooting video placed on leave: report |url=https://wgntv.com/news/cook-county-prosecutor-who-gave-misleading-description-of-adam-toledo-shooting-video-placed-on-leave-report/ |website=WGN |date=April 17, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421124531/https://wgntv.com/news/cook-county-prosecutor-who-gave-misleading-description-of-adam-toledo-shooting-video-placed-on-leave-report/ |url-status=live }} During a press conference on April 22, Foxx addressed the investigation, saying, "This is about the expectation of law enforcement to be forthright and transparent. There is no sacrificial lamb here. This is about making sure that we get it right and when we don't get it right, owning it doing what we need to do to make sure that it doesn't happen again."{{cite web |last1=Spielman |first1=Fran |title=Foxx says she should have known what prosecutor would say in court about police shooting of Adam Toledo |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/4/22/22397865/kim-foxx-toledo-chicago-police-shooting-adam-toledo-prosecutor-murphy-roman-gun-hearing |website=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425141401/https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/4/22/22397865/kim-foxx-toledo-chicago-police-shooting-adam-toledo-prosecutor-murphy-roman-gun-hearing |url-status=live }}

After Foxx admitted that she had neither watched the full video nor reviewed Murphy's statements prior to the court hearing, individuals such as a former-Representative Luis Gutierrez criticized her office.{{cite web |title=Former Congressman Luis Gutierrez criticizes Kim Foxx's handling of Adam Toledo investigation, video release |url=https://abc7chicago.com/former-congressman-criticizes-kim-foxx-handling-of-adam-toledo-investigation/10549034/ |website=ABC7 Chicago |date=April 26, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505235822/https://abc7chicago.com/former-congressman-criticizes-kim-foxx-handling-of-adam-toledo-investigation/10549034/ |url-status=live }} Gutierrez stated, "I would’ve spoken out earlier. I would've reached out. But you know what I thought? I said, the kid had a gun. He pointed it at the police officer. And then I saw the video. I didn't see a gun. What I saw was a frightened 13-year-old kid getting shot by a police officer."{{cite web |last=Schuba |first=Tom |title=Ex-Rep. Luis Gutierrez slams Foxx for failing to watch Adam Toledo video before prosecutor: 'Shame on you' |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/4/25/22402871/ex-rep-luis-gutierrez-slams-foxx-failing-watch-adam-toledo-video-before-prosecutor-shame-you |website=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 25, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427081259/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/4/25/22402871/ex-rep-luis-gutierrez-slams-foxx-failing-watch-adam-toledo-video-before-prosecutor-shame-you |url-status=live }}

On May 5, Foxx' office announced it had concluded its investigation, stating that Murphy "did not intend to give the impression that Adam Toledo was holding a gun when shot," that he had returned to his assignment, and was no longer on leave.{{cite web |last1=Ortiz |first1=Erik |title=Top Illinois prosecutor Kim Foxx admits 'breakdown of communication' in Adam Toledo case |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/top-illinois-prosecutor-kim-foxx-admits-breakdown-communication-adam-toledo-n1266395 |website=NBC News |date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506145147/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/top-illinois-prosecutor-kim-foxx-admits-breakdown-communication-adam-toledo-n1266395 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Patrick |title=Kim Foxx's No. 2 Resigns After Investigation Into Courtroom Comments About Adam Toledo Shooting |url=https://www.wbez.org/stories/kim-foxxs-no-2-resigns-after-investigation-into-courtroom-comments-about-adam-toledo-shooting/5ca64144-0a2c-473a-ba49-5a614ed7abee |website=WBEZ |date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=5 May 2021 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505170132/https://www.wbez.org/stories/kim-foxxs-no-2-resigns-after-investigation-into-courtroom-comments-about-adam-toledo-shooting/5ca64144-0a2c-473a-ba49-5a614ed7abee |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Jordan |title=Prosecutor did not intend to say Adam Toledo had gun when shot, investigation finds |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/551892-prosecutor-did-not-intend-to-say-adam-toledo-had-gun-when-shot |website=The Hill |date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506131836/https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/551892-prosecutor-did-not-intend-to-say-adam-toledo-had-gun-when-shot |url-status=live }} First Assistant State's Attorney Jennifer Coleman announced she would resign following the office's investigation.{{cite web |last1=Hendrickson |first1=Matthew |title=Adam Toledo shooting: First assistant state's attorney resigns after probe into statements underling made in court |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/5/5/22419822/adam-toledo-shooting-statements-hearing-assistant-states-attorney-resigns-police-gun-murphy-coleman |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505165529/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/5/5/22419822/adam-toledo-shooting-statements-hearing-assistant-states-attorney-resigns-police-gun-murphy-coleman |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-05-05 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=5 May 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Fernando |first1=Christine |title=Official resigns after probe into statements made in court about Adam Toledo, who was fatally shot by Chicago police |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/05/adam-toledo-statements-made-in-court-prosecutor-resigns/4956012001/ |website=USA Today |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506144349/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/05/adam-toledo-statements-made-in-court-prosecutor-resigns/4956012001/ |url-status=live }}

On April 20, 2021, a group of Latino law associations, including the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, the American Bar Association's Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities, the Pilsen Law Center, and the Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois, called on the Department of Justice to launch a formal investigation into Toledo's death.{{cite web |title=Latino groups want DOJ probe of Adam Toledo shooting by Chicago police |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latino-groups-want-doj-probe-police-shooting-adam-toledo-chicago-rcna722 |website=NBC News |date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420151806/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latino-groups-want-doj-probe-police-shooting-adam-toledo-chicago-rcna722 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=ArLuther |title=Latino community calls on DOJ to investigate police shooting in Chicago |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/latino-community-calls-on-doj-to-investigate-police-shooting-of-chicago-teen/5BXWH5LGUJANVM3XA63FFXEESM/ |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420190808/https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/latino-community-calls-on-doj-to-investigate-police-shooting-of-chicago-teen/5BXWH5LGUJANVM3XA63FFXEESM/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Franco |first1=Marina E. |title=Demands grow for federal probe into fatal police shooting of Adam Toledo |url=https://www.axios.com/adam-toledo-chicago-police-shooting-doj-2624e6cc-10fd-4c46-b538-f78e12f8a83f.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426134142/https://www.axios.com/adam-toledo-chicago-police-shooting-doj-2624e6cc-10fd-4c46-b538-f78e12f8a83f.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-26 |website=Axios |access-date=April 26, 2021}} The founder of the Pilsen Law Center stated, "Faith and trust in the police department are in short supply in the Latino community. An objective investigation conducted by the Justice Department would send a message to our community that this time is different."{{cite web |last1=Fernando |first1=Christine |title='We cannot wait': Latino groups in Illinois call for DOJ probe into police shooting of Adam Toledo |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/20/adam-toledo-latino-groups-call-doj-probe-police-shooting/7298353002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420190809/https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/7298353002 |url-status=live }} A DOJ investigation was not ultimately opened regarding the killing.

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Protests erupted in Chicago in the days following Toledo's death.{{Cite web|url=https://www.democracynow.org/2021/4/5/headlines/chicago_protests_erupt_over_police_killing_of_13_year_old_adam_toledo|title=Chicago Protests Erupt over Police Killing of 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo|website=Democracy Now!|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=April 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405151409/https://www.democracynow.org/2021/4/5/headlines/chicago_protests_erupt_over_police_killing_of_13_year_old_adam_toledo|url-status=live}}

In the lead up to the release of the body cam footage, all Chicago police officers' days off were cancelled to "ensure public safety".{{cite web |last=Fernando |first=Christine |title=Prosecutors allege 13-year-old had a gun when he was shot by Chicago police: What we know |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/12/adam-toledo-chicago-shooting-video-gun-what-we-know/7185840002/ |website=USA Today |date=April 13, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412133721/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/12/adam-toledo-chicago-shooting-video-gun-what-we-know/7185840002/ |url-status=live }} During the press conference releasing the body cam footage, Mayor Lightfoot stated that the city would be putting into place plans to prepare for unrest.{{cite web |first1=Joe |last1=Barrett |first2=Erin |last2=Ailworth |title=Adam Toledo Video Shows 13-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot by Chicago Police |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/adam-toledo-video-shows-13-year-old-boy-fatally-shot-by-chicago-police-11618520225 |website=Wall Street Journal |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427033017/https://www.wsj.com/articles/adam-toledo-video-shows-13-year-old-boy-fatally-shot-by-chicago-police-11618520225 |url-status=live }}

In Chicago, protests in response to the video were peaceful.{{cite web |last1=Rodríguez Presa |first1=Laura |last2=St. Clair |first2=Stacy |last3=Hinkel |first3=Dan |last4=Paige |first4=Fry |title=Little Village quietly mourns as video of Adam Toledo's fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer emerges |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-adam-toledo-video-protests-20210416-hxjxgrtuh5fhzg6w74zbjdhhpi-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420042704/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-adam-toledo-video-protests-20210416-hxjxgrtuh5fhzg6w74zbjdhhpi-story.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|date=April 16, 2021|title=Hundreds protest Chicago police killing of 13-year-old boy|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicagoans-plan-rally-13-year-old-boy-killed-by-policeman-2021-04-16/|access-date=April 17, 2021|website=Reuters|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417002604/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicagoans-plan-rally-13-year-old-boy-killed-by-policeman-2021-04-16/|url-status=live}} On April 15, several protests took place following the release of the body cam footage, one of which shut down traffic on northbound Michigan Avenue, and another of which occurred at Union Park.{{Cite web|title=Release of Adam Toledo Shooting Video Sparks Protests, Emotional Reactions|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/release-of-adam-toledo-shooting-video-sparks-protests-emotional-reactions/2487854/|access-date=April 16, 2021|website=NBC Chicago|date=April 16, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416034016/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/release-of-adam-toledo-shooting-video-sparks-protests-emotional-reactions/2487854/|url-status=live}} On April 16, protests of thousands of people were reported in Logan Square.{{cite web |title=Thousands March in Logan Square to Demand Justice for Adam Toledo |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-live-hundreds-rally-in-logan-square-after-adam-toledo-video-release/2488701/ |website=NBC Chicago |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416235822/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-live-hundreds-rally-in-logan-square-after-adam-toledo-video-release/2488701/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Mina |last2=Parrella-Aureli |first2=Ariel |title=Thousands March In Chicago To Protest Police Killing Of 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo: 'Adam Deserved To Live' |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/04/16/thousands-march-in-chicago-to-protest-police-killing-of-13-year-old-adam-toledo-adam-deserved-to-live/ |website=Block Club Chicago |date=April 17, 2021 |access-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417002643/https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/04/16/thousands-march-in-chicago-to-protest-police-killing-of-13-year-old-adam-toledo-adam-deserved-to-live/ |url-status=live }} Protestors chanted slogans like "Hands Up, Don't Shoot", "No justice, no peace", "Justice for Adam Toledo", and "Stop Racist Police Terror". Protestors called for Stillman's arrest,{{cite web |last=Devereaux |first=Mari |title=Little Village activists call for Foxx to arrest officer who shot Adam Toledo |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/22/22398517/little-village-community-council-foxx-adam-toledo-eric-stillman |website=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426034140/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/22/22398517/little-village-community-council-foxx-adam-toledo-eric-stillman |url-status=live }} and for Lightfoot's resignation, citing her slow response to release information about the incident publicly.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Christen |title=Activists call for Chicago mayor's resignation after video shows police fatally shooting Adam Toledo |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adam-toledo-shooting-chicago-lori-lightfoot-resignation-call-activists/ |website=CBS News |date=April 17, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425200407/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adam-toledo-shooting-chicago-lori-lightfoot-resignation-call-activists/ |url-status=live }} Lightfoot announced she would not resign.{{cite web |last1=Fordham |first1=Evie |title=Chicago mayor slams 'trash' rumors, indicates she won't resign after Adam Toledo shooting |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lightfoot-resign-rumors-mayor-chicago-adam-toledo |website=Fox News |date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419191423/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lightfoot-resign-rumors-mayor-chicago-adam-toledo |url-status=live }} Protests and vigils for Toledo spread to other major cities in the United States.{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Jason |title=Protests erupt in US cities over police violence as riot declared in Portland |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/17/us-police-violence-protests-portland-riot |website=The Guardian |date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417232019/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/17/us-police-violence-protests-portland-riot |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=Grace |title=Protests erupt in US cities after Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo killings – video |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2021/apr/18/protests-erupt-in-us-cities-after-daunte-wright-and-adam-toledo-killings-video |website=The Guardian |date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418141506/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2021/apr/18/protests-erupt-in-us-cities-after-daunte-wright-and-adam-toledo-killings-video |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Campa |first1=Andrew J. |title=Hundreds gather in Hollywood for march and candlelight vigil against police brutality |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-17/hollywood-protest-march-vigil-against-police-brutality |website=Los Angeles Times |date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418054812/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-17/hollywood-protest-march-vigil-against-police-brutality |url-status=live }}

The Toledo family released a statement on April 16 that implored "everyone who gathers in Adam's name to remain peaceful, respectful and nonviolent and to continue to work constructively and tirelessly for reform."{{cite news | title=Chicago, Long Riven Over Police Conduct, Reels Anew After Shooting of 13-Year-Old | work=The New York Times | date=April 17, 2021 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/us/chicago-police-shooting-adam-toledo.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage | access-date=April 18, 2021 | last1=Bosman | first1=Julie | archive-date=April 17, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417234909/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/us/chicago-police-shooting-adam-toledo.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage | url-status=live }} Toledo's mother also said, "Adam was a sweet and loving boy. He would not want anyone else to be injured or die in his name."{{cite web |last1=Schmich |first1=Mary |title=Adam Toledo. Daunte Wright. George Floyd. Over and over, after a police killing, a grieving family is left to plead for peace |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-prem-met-schmich-daunte-wright-adam-toledo-mothers-pleas-20210413-57aorelqufckvl5cqwpfjivz5m-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=April 13, 2021 |access-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417085305/https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-prem-met-schmich-daunte-wright-adam-toledo-mothers-pleas-20210413-57aorelqufckvl5cqwpfjivz5m-story.html |url-status=live }} Toledo's older brother said Adam "wasn't a bad kid like everyone says he was. Us being little kids, we all made mistakes{{nbsp}}... kids will be kids and will make mistakes, but will learn from them{{nbsp}}– something my little brother didn't get the chance to do."{{cite web |last1=Deliso |first1=Meredith |last2=Stewart |first2=Briana |title=Adam Toledo remembered by family as kind, funny teen in wake of fatal police shooting |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/adam-toledo-remembered-family-kind-funny-teen-wake/story?id=77140862 |website=ABC News |access-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418031400/https://abcnews.go.com/US/adam-toledo-remembered-family-kind-funny-teen-wake/story?id=77140862 |url-status=live }} The Toledo family's lawyer, Adeena Weiss-Ortiz, said "The last time his mother saw him, she was putting him to bed in the room that he shared with his 11-year-old brother. And the next time she saw him, he was in the morgue."{{Cite web|title=Attorney For Adam Toledo's Family: 'Adam Died Because He Complied'|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/19/988685389/attorney-for-adam-toledos-family-adam-died-because-he-complied|access-date=April 19, 2021|website=NPR.org|language=en|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419144141/https://www.npr.org/2021/04/19/988685389/attorney-for-adam-toledos-family-adam-died-because-he-complied|url-status=live}}

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In the aftermath of the shooting, Toledo and his family became targets of criticism by some commentators.{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Alice |title=Why Conservatives Are Blaming Adam Toledo's Mom For Her 13-Year-Old Son Being Killed By Police |date=April 16, 2021 |url=https://www.yourtango.com/2021341695/why-conservatives-blame-adam-toledo-mom-for-his-death-shot-by-police |access-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424224618/https://www.yourtango.com/2021341695/why-conservatives-blame-adam-toledo-mom-for-his-death-shot-by-police |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Ankel |first1=Sophia |title=Fox News host Sean Hannity describes Chicago police shooting victim Adam Toledo as a '13-year-old man' |url=https://news.yahoo.com/fox-news-host-sean-hannity-094526158.html |website=Y! News |date=April 17, 2021 |access-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424224618/https://news.yahoo.com/fox-news-host-sean-hannity-094526158.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Kotlowitz |first1=Alex |title=The Killing of Adam Toledo and the Colliding Cycles of Violence in Chicago |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/the-killing-of-adam-toledo-and-the-colliding-cycles-of-violence-in-chicago |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424220729/https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/the-killing-of-adam-toledo-and-the-colliding-cycles-of-violence-in-chicago |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-24 |website=New Yorker |access-date=April 24, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Fidel |title=Latinx Files: After George Floyd verdict, will Adam Toledo's family get justice? |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/newsletter/2021-04-22/adam-toledo-justice-latinx-files |website=Los Angeles Times |date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424130609/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/newsletter/2021-04-22/adam-toledo-justice-latinx-files |url-status=live }} In an interview with CNN, a police union representative described Toledo as a gang member and his killer as "heroic".{{cite web |last1=Roche |first1=Darragh |title=Cop Who Shot Adam Toledo 'Heroic,' Says Chicago Police Union Chief |url=https://www.newsweek.com/cop-who-shot-adam-toledo-heroic-says-chicago-police-union-chief-1584088 |website=Newsweek |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423193531/https://www.newsweek.com/cop-who-shot-adam-toledo-heroic-says-chicago-police-union-chief-1584088 |url-status=live }} Some attacked Toledo's mother. After implications were made that Toledo was a street kid, his family stated, “We want to correct the hurtful and false mischaracterization of Adam as a lonely child of the street who had no one to turn to. This is simply not true.”{{cite web |last1=Winsor |first1=Morgan |title=Family of 13-year-old boy shot dead by Chicago police wants 'to correct the hurtful and false mischaracterization' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/family-13-year-boy-shot-dead-chicago-police/story?id=76893930 |website=ABC News |access-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424224617/https://abcnews.go.com/US/family-13-year-boy-shot-dead-chicago-police/story?id=76893930 |url-status=live }} Eddie Bocanegra, of READI Chicago, criticized those attacking Toledo's mother, telling The New Yorker, “It's bullshit... People ask, ‘What was he doing out at two-thirty,’ or they talk shit about his mom. Everyone's so quick to judge."

Some media commentators, such as John Oliver, criticized Chicago's changing characterizations of the shooting; Oliver stated, "We couldn't even finish writing about what happened to Daunte Wright before the city of Chicago released video of one of their officers killing a 13-year-old unarmed child, Adam Toledo—footage which clearly contradicted the picture of an armed confrontation painted by the police and the mayor, as well as a prosecutor who said Toledo had a gun in his hand when he was shot, which he did not."{{cite news |last1=Stern |first1=Marlow |title=The "Last Week Tonight" host delivered a call to action over the police killings of youngsters Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo. |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-oliver-urges-viewers-to-take-to-the-streets-over-police-killings-of-daunte-wright-and-adam-toledo |website=Daily Beast |date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422014108/https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-oliver-urges-viewers-to-take-to-the-streets-over-police-killings-of-daunte-wright-and-adam-toledo |url-status=live }}

Columnist Eric Zorn wrote an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune on April 6, 2021, saying it was "too early to say with confidence" what happened and thus Toledo should not be portrayed as a "martyr"{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-adam-toledo-chicago-police-protests-martyr-zorn-20210406-lp7kbnzdtzee7iyjanbngfgb2q-story.html|title=Column: Let's wait before turning slain 13-year-old Adam Toledo into a martyr|first=Eric|last=Zorn|website=Chicago Tribune|department=Opinion|date=April 6, 2021|access-date=April 27, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426022042/https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-adam-toledo-chicago-police-protests-martyr-zorn-20210406-lp7kbnzdtzee7iyjanbngfgb2q-story.html|url-status=live}} until more facts come out. His comments were received with outrage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-tribune-adam-toledo-police-shooting-1581899|title=Chicago Tribune condemned for op-ed on Adam Toledo, 13, being shot dead by police|first=Ewan Palmer On 4/8/21 at 5:04 AM|last=EDT|date=April 8, 2021|website=Newsweek|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415204105/https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-tribune-adam-toledo-police-shooting-1581899|url-status=live}} Days later in another op-ed, Zorn wrote that the "less supportive response" to his comments "took fair exception to my chilly, analytical tone{{nbsp}}... I regret that tone. In focusing on details and marshaling evidence and arguments, I can neglect the emotional resonance in situations, as though I’ve forgotten or don't care that a child who was loved has died{{nbsp}}... I should have done better."{{cite web |last1=Zorn |first1=Eric |title=Column: No, 'Where were his parents?' is not an important question |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-parents-adam-toledo-shooting-judgment-zorn-20210409-5jxb6qnj75gi5df4cdsbaf2v4a-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=April 18, 2021 |date=April 8, 2021 |department=Opinion |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418180340/https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-parents-adam-toledo-shooting-judgment-zorn-20210409-5jxb6qnj75gi5df4cdsbaf2v4a-story.html |url-status=live }}

In a CNN op-ed, the attorney Raul A. Reyes wrote, "Much of what we know so far is unacceptable... There has been a disproportionate focus on the circumstances surrounding the shooting, rather than on the fact that a police officer killed an unarmed child. Sadly, this kind of violence is familiar to Latino communities{{nbsp}}– and that should disturb all Americans."{{cite web |last1=Reyes |first1=Raul A. |title=What we know so far about Adam Toledo's death is unacceptable |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/opinions/adam-toledo-police-shooting-unacceptable-reyes/ |website=CNN |date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426035249/https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/opinions/adam-toledo-police-shooting-unacceptable-reyes/ |url-status=live }}

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Congressman Joaquin Castro wrote on Twitter, "Adam Toledo was 13-years-old. He complied and had his hands up. Chicago police killed him with a shot to the chest and then lied that he posed an imminent threat. The Toledo family deserves justice and accountability."{{cite web |last1=Castro |first1=Joaquin |title=Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/1382819738829557760 |website=Twitter |access-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415221521/https://twitter.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/1382819738829557760 |url-status=live }} His brother, former-Secretary Julian Castro, wrote, "Chicago PD shot Adam Toledo with his hands in the air instantaneously after ordering him to do so—then lied about it. They executed Adam, a boy who was not yet in high school. Indict this officer, then pass a national use of force standard immediately."{{cite web |last1=Castro |first1=Julian |title=Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/JulianCastro/status/1382822882858860547 |website=Twitter |access-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415222756/https://twitter.com/JulianCastro/status/1382822882858860547 |url-status=live }}

Former-U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich wrote, "Sean Hannity called Adam Toledo a '13-year-old man'. On Hannity's show, Pam Bondi called Kyle Rittenhouse a 'little boy'. This tells you everything you need to know about the state of white supremacy in this country."{{cite web |title=Statement from Robert Reich |url=https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1385662250531184642 |website=Robert Reich on Twitter |access-date=30 April 2021 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425012408/https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1385662250531184642 |url-status=live }}

Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote on Twitter, "My heart goes out to the loved ones of Adam Toledo and Daunte Wright and everyone who's reeling from these horrifying killings. We must reimagine our criminal justice system and root systemic racism out of every institution."{{cite web |title=Statement by Elizabeth Warren |url=https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1383129659240546305 |website=Elizabeth Warren on Twitter |access-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416184647/https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1383129659240546305 |url-status=live }} Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote, "Adam Toledo was just 13 years old. He was a child. This is heartbreaking. He deserves justice. His family deserves justice."{{cite tweet |last=Schumer |first=Chuck |user=SenSchumer |number=1382834990434693123 |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Adam Toledo was just 13 years old. He was a child. This is heartbreaking. He deserves justice. His family deserves justice.}}

Lori Lightfoot, mayor of Chicago, made an emotional call for peace after a video of Toledo's death was released on April 15.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-adam-toledo-shooting-video-reaction-20210415-krtvckssgzfbfd3bq73xono6cu-story.html|title=As Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot makes emotional call for peace after release of Adam Toledo video, other politicians lambaste police: 'You did not have to shoot that kid'|first=Gregory Pratt, Alice Yin, John|last=Byrne|website=Chicago Tribune|date=April 15, 2021|access-date=April 18, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418071655/https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-adam-toledo-shooting-video-reaction-20210415-krtvckssgzfbfd3bq73xono6cu-story.html|url-status=live}} Illinois state Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, whose district includes Little Village, stated on the capitol floor on April 16, "If you put your hands up, they shoot. If you put your hands down, they shoot. If you walk, you run, you hide, you sleep, you do exactly as they say, they still shoot. What are we supposed to do?"{{cite web |last1=Bradner |first1=Eric |title=Chicago Mayor Lightfoot under pressure to reform police amid outrage over Adam Toledo shooting |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/18/politics/lori-lightfoot-chicago-police-shooting-adam-toledo-reforms/ |website=CNN |date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427202058/https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/18/politics/lori-lightfoot-chicago-police-shooting-adam-toledo-reforms/ |url-status=live }}

Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker held a press conference about Toledo's death, stating it was “abundantly clear that our entire system failed Adam,” and that authorities need to move to “investigate and adjudicate what happened that night in Little Village in the interest of justice and accountability.”{{cite web |last1=Meisner |first1=Jason |title=As anger lingers, Adam Toledo police shooting video leaves Chicago with familiar questions about police tactics |url=https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/as-anger-lingers-adam-toledo-police-shooting-video-leaves-chicago-with-familiar-questions-about-police/article_7e1a4eb6-1166-5f56-9979-b64929ea3b5d.html |website=The Pantagraph |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420132558/https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/as-anger-lingers-adam-toledo-police-shooting-video-leaves-chicago-with-familiar-questions-about-police/article_7e1a4eb6-1166-5f56-9979-b64929ea3b5d.html |url-status=live }} On Twitter, Illinois senator Tammy Duckworth wrote, "If we're to truly be the Land of the Free, every single American must feel safe, must be able to live."{{cite web |title=Statement from Tammy Duckworth |url=https://twitter.com/senduckworth/status/1382841688041873409 |website=Tammy Duckworth on Twitter |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420132557/https://twitter.com/senduckworth/status/1382841688041873409 |url-status=live }}

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated in a press conference, "I will say for those of us who did watch that video, it is certainly chilling. And a reminder that across the country there are far too many communities where there is violence that is impacting... that too often in this country law enforcement uses unnecessary force, too often resulting in the death of Black and brown Americans.”{{cite web |last1=Woodward |first1=Alex |title=White House calls Adam Toledo killing a 'chilling' reminder that police often use 'unnecessary force' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/adam-toledo-shooting-white-house-b1832769.html |website=Independent UK |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329131220/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/adam-toledo-shooting-white-house-b1832769.html |url-status=live }}

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Domingo García, the president of LULAC, stated, “Words promising disciplinary action or possible court justice are not sufficient. Fire this officer now and make it clear that it is not open season on Latinos! This is a bad cop who acted out of anger and wanted to get even while Adam, barely a teenager, turned around and was trying to obey the officer's orders to show his hands. The video shows an execution, nothing less. LULAC demands accountability and anything short of that is unacceptable.”{{cite web|title=LULAC Calls For Firing Of Chicago Cop In Death Of 13-Year Old Latino|url=https://lulac.org/news/pr/LULAC_Calls_For_Firing_Of_Chicago_Cop_In_Death_Of_13-Year_Old_Latino/|website=LULAC|access-date=April 17, 2021|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416142653/http://lulac.org/news/pr/LULAC_Calls_For_Firing_Of_Chicago_Cop_In_Death_Of_13-Year_Old_Latino/|url-status=live}}

Referring to controversy surrounding Chicago's foot pursuit policy,{{cite web |last1=McDonald |first1=Cassidy |title=Adam Toledo's death renews calls to review foot chase practices |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/adam-toledos-death-renews-calls-014200492.html |website=Y! News |date=April 17, 2021 |access-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417220702/https://www.yahoo.com/now/adam-toledos-death-renews-calls-014200492.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=What Chicago boy's death says about foot pursuits |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/explainer-what-chicago-boys-death-says-about-foot-pursuits/2021/04/17/092a3042-9f3c-11eb-b2f5-7d2f0182750d_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 17, 2021}} the American Civil Liberties Union released a statement saying, "The anger and frustration expressed by many in viewing the video is understandable and cannot be ignored. Now is a moment to truly embrace impacted communities in a critical discussion about needed changes to policing – including the adoption of a long-overdue foot chase policy that emerges from true, face-to-face community dialogue."{{cite web |last1=Connell |first1=Colleen |title=ACLU of Illinois Responds to the Release of the Adam Toledo Video |url=https://www.aclu-il.org/en/news/aclu-illinois-responds-release-adam-toledo-video |website=ACLU Illinois |date=April 15, 2021 |access-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417220712/https://www.aclu-il.org/en/news/aclu-illinois-responds-release-adam-toledo-video |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Hinton |first1=Rachel |title=State lawmaker wants to rework foot-chase policy and end a legal defense police use: 'No way we could continue to go on like this' |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/15/22386643/state-lawmaker-lashawn-ford-chase-policy-adam-toledo-video-qualified-immunity |website=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416160812/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/15/22386643/state-lawmaker-lashawn-ford-chase-policy-adam-toledo-video-qualified-immunity |url-status=live }}

Access Living, a disability rights organization in Chicago, released a statement, saying, "We continue to see the lives of people of color being the target of our criminal system. A high proportion of people involved... with law enforcement are people of color; of these, many are also disabled. Adam's young life was another example of how we must continue to push for change and transparency within the systems that are failing us. All students of color with disabilities like Adam, deserve safety and full support from our society."{{cite web |last1=Hayman |first1=Bridget |title=Statement Regarding the Shooting of Adam Toledo |url=https://www.accessliving.org/newsroom/press-releases-and-statements/statement-regarding-the-shooting-of-adam-toledo/ |website=Access Living |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425021352/https://www.accessliving.org/newsroom/press-releases-and-statements/statement-regarding-the-shooting-of-adam-toledo/ |url-status=live }}

On April 1, 2021, the CPD alerted its officers that Latin Kings gang members were allegedly instructed to open fire at unmarked police cruisers to retaliate for the shooting of Toledo.{{Cite web|last=Main|first=Frank|date=April 3, 2021|title=Gang members 'instructed' to shoot at police vehicles after Adam Toledo shooting, cops warned|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/3/22365708/chicago-police-adam-toledo-shooting-alert-gang-retaliation-latin-kings-little-village|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415234839/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/3/22365708/chicago-police-adam-toledo-shooting-alert-gang-retaliation-latin-kings-little-village|url-status=live}}

Toledo's death was compared to the 2014 murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke as McDonald was walking away from police during a foot pursuit.{{cite news |last1=Bosman |first1=Julie |title=Chicago, Long Riven Over Police Conduct, Reels Anew After Shooting of 13-Year-Old |work=The New York Times |date=April 17, 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/us/chicago-police-shooting-adam-toledo.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417163641/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/us/chicago-police-shooting-adam-toledo.html |access-date=April 19, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021 }}{{cite web |last1=Meisner |first1=Jason |last2=Sweeney |first2=Anna |last3=Gorner |first3=Jeremy |title=As anger lingers, Adam Toledo police shooting video leaves Chicago with familiar questions about police tactics |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-adam-toledo-shooting-review-experts-20210416-hwb6u4o6h5dixhmvu3cxyj4ggi-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=April 17, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418231540/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-adam-toledo-shooting-review-experts-20210416-hwb6u4o6h5dixhmvu3cxyj4ggi-story.html |url-status=live }} Others compared the shooting to the 2012 killing of 22-year-old Rekia Boyd, who was shot in the back of the head by off-duty Chicago Police Officer Dante Servin (Servin claimed he thought he saw a gun, though it turned out to have been a cellphone).{{cite web |title="Cold-Blooded Murder": Chicago Police Officer Shot 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo with His Hands in the Air |url=https://www.democracynow.org/2021/4/16/chicago_adam_toledo_police_killing_video |website=Democracy Now |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419011657/https://www.democracynow.org/2021/4/16/chicago_adam_toledo_police_killing_video |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Kendall |first1=Mikki |title=Adam Toledo was shot on video with his hands in the air. Chicago's police have to be stopped. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/adam-toledo-was-shot-video-his-hands-air-chicago-s-ncna1264317 |website=NBC News |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418160713/https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/adam-toledo-was-shot-video-his-hands-air-chicago-s-ncna1264317 |url-status=live }} Toledo's death was also compared to other police killings of Black and Latino children in the United States, including 12-year-old Tamir Rice, 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones,{{cite web |last1=Blain |first1=Keisha N. |title=Adam Toledo's killing is part of a brutal pattern of child killings in America |url=https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/adam-toledo-s-killing-part-brutal-pattern-child-killings-america-n1264432 |website=MSNBC |date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419105211/https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/adam-toledo-s-killing-part-brutal-pattern-child-killings-america-n1264432 |url-status=live }} 13-year-old Andy Lopez, and 18-year-old Andrés Guardado.{{cite web |last1=Arce |first1=Julissa |title=It's Long Past Time We Recognized All the Latinos Killed at the Hands of Police |url=https://time.com/5869568/latinos-police-violence/ |website=Time Magazine |date=July 21, 2020 |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517203636/https://time.com/5869568/latinos-police-violence/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Hundreds gather to protest Adam Toledo's killing following footage release |url=https://newsdome.co.za/hundreds-gather-to-protest-adam-toledos-killing-following-footage-release/ |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419214447/https://newsdome.co.za/hundreds-gather-to-protest-adam-toledos-killing-following-footage-release/ |url-status=dead }} Toledo's death lastly drew comparisons to the killing of Anthony Alvarez, a 22-year-old Latino man who was killed in a foot pursuit by CPD two days after Toledo.{{cite web |last1=Ferdowski |first1=Samir |title=Chicago Cops Shoot and Kill Anthony Alvarez 2 Days After Adam Toledo: 'I'm Gonna Die' |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/chicago-cops-shoot-and-kill-anthony-alvarez-2-days-after-adam-toledo-im-gonna-die/ |website=VICE News |date=April 29, 2021 |access-date=5 May 2021 |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501191457/https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg8q3x/chicago-cops-shoot-and-kill-anthony-alvarez-2-days-after-adam-toledo-im-gonna-die |url-status=live }}

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Toledo's death sparked discussion within the Latino community about police brutality, a major yet under-discussed issue affecting U.S. Latino communities.{{cite web |last1=Domínguez |first1=Arturo |title=Say Their Names: Latino Lives Lost to Police Brutality |url=https://www.latinorebels.com/2020/07/17/latinoliveslosttopolicebrutality/ |website=Latino Rebels |date=July 17, 2020 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=July 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706024256/https://www.latinorebels.com/2020/07/17/latinoliveslosttopolicebrutality/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Santa Cruz |first1=Nicole |title=Why the deaths of Latinos at the hands of police haven't drawn as much attention |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/crime/la-me-0718-latino-police-20150718-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=July 18, 2015 |access-date=April 7, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410222243/https://www.latimes.com/local/crime/la-me-0718-latino-police-20150718-story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Downs |first1=Kenya |title=Why aren't more people talking about Latinos killed by police? |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/black-men-werent-unarmed-people-killed-police-last-week |website=PBS |date=July 14, 2016 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410193919/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/black-men-werent-unarmed-people-killed-police-last-week |url-status=live }} According to Roberto Rodríguez, a professor of Mexican-American studies at the University of Arizona, many people in the Latino community still saw police violence as an African American issue, stating, "It's like, when you think about Latinos, it's immigration, and if we’re gonna talk about police brutality, law enforcement abuse, we’re talking about the African-American community".{{cite web |last1=Ballesteros |first1=Carlos |title=In Little Village, Adam Toledo's death spurs reflection on police, gangs, and race |url=https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/police-and-prosecutors/2021/adam-toledo-little-village-police-gangs/ |website=Injustice Watch |date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423203448/https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/police-and-prosecutors/2021/adam-toledo-little-village-police-gangs/ |url-status=live }} Patrisia Macias-Rojas, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago further stated, “there's a real opportunity here to link up what's been happening in Latino communities around immigration and the criminalization of youth with what's happening around Black Lives Matter.”

In Toledo's hometown of Little Village, some noted a generational divide between older and younger Latinos in their attitudes toward police in response to the shooting.{{cite web |last1=Rodríguez Presa |first1=Laura |title=Chicago's Latino community divided by police killing of Adam Toledo: As many push for police accountability, some fear gang violence and want more policing |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-adam-toledo-little-village-latino-divide-20210501-beuywfea2jgb3k3obyzx54mwoy-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=May 2021 |access-date=1 May 2021 |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501134501/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-adam-toledo-little-village-latino-divide-20210501-beuywfea2jgb3k3obyzx54mwoy-story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Zamudio |first1=Maria Ines |title=A Look At Little Village, The Chicago Community Where Police Shot Adam Toledo |url=https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/look-little-village-chicago-community-where-police-shot-adam-toledo#stream/0 |website=Wyoming Public Radio |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=1 May 2021 |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501134514/https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/look-little-village-chicago-community-where-police-shot-adam-toledo#stream/0 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Hennessy-Fiske |first1=Molly |title=Chicago's Little Village divided over police shooting of 13-year-old |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-04-18/that-could-have-been-me-latinos-protest-chicago-police-shooting-of-13-year-old |website=Los Angeles Times |date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=1 May 2021 |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501134501/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-04-18/that-could-have-been-me-latinos-protest-chicago-police-shooting-of-13-year-old |url-status=live }} In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Doris Hernandez, a mother who lost her son to violence in 2012, said many older Latino immigrants and refugees in Little Village "come from rural towns with strong conservative values that are reflected in their opinions about religion and policing." In the same interview, Hernandez commended younger Latinos for trying to change the narrative for their parents and elders. According to Dolores Castañeda, a community organizer in Little Village, fears of intra-community violence sometimes led to a failure "to focus on the root causes of crime, such as a lack of investment in the community, discriminatory policing and police brutality." Others also noted the complexity of the issues facing the Latino community surrounding immigration status and language, in addition to stressors related to police brutality and poverty.{{cite web |last1=Ihejirika |first1=Maudlyne |title=For many in Latino community, Adam Toledo police shooting is their Laquan McDonald |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/4/19/22390389/adam-toledo-police-shooting-latino-community-laquan-mcdonald-moment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419223145/https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/4/19/22390389/adam-toledo-police-shooting-latino-community-laquan-mcdonald-moment |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-04-19 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=1 May 2021}} Some in the community also expressed fears the CPD had stopped responding to calls in the neighborhood in retaliation for protests against Toledo's shooting; one resident stated, "The police used to take a while before they showed up when people called them for anything. Now they won't show up at all."{{cite web |last1=Ballasteros |first1=Carlos |title=In Little Village, Adam Toledo's death spurs reflection on police, gangs, and race |url=https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/police-and-prosecutors/2021/adam-toledo-little-village-police-gangs/ |website=Injustice Watch |date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=1 May 2021 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423223130/https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/police-and-prosecutors/2021/adam-toledo-little-village-police-gangs/ |url-status=live }}

After the release of the video, Illinois state Rep. La Shawn Ford, the co-sponsor of a bill titled the Law Enforcement Accountability Act of 2021, called for a revamp of foot chase policies and the end of qualified immunity. Some community organizers in Chicago, meanwhile, called to "defund the police and invest in our communities.”{{cite news |last1=Bushey |first1=Claire |title=Defund the police: how a protest slogan triggered a policy debate |url=https://www.ft.com/content/76a8080c-cca9-48cd-be81-891a75676adf?accessToken=zwAAAXj1cvjAkc92qAgMzKlIzdO-gYkadWdq3w.MEUCIQCMJ7wpUT4GygCGs5rANFLh9AB9PxQVB0e5Qc_oSUvc6AIgYAOeQpBeENutPK89qmw0QrbInNJ1SU1dp9HmztVj2rA&sharetype=gift%3Ftoken%3Da444546f-62c6-4289-a158-df657273698b |website=Financial Times |date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421162145/https://www.ft.com/content/76a8080c-cca9-48cd-be81-891a75676adf?accessToken=zwAAAXj1cvjAkc92qAgMzKlIzdO-gYkadWdq3w.MEUCIQCMJ7wpUT4GygCGs5rANFLh9AB9PxQVB0e5Qc_oSUvc6AIgYAOeQpBeENutPK89qmw0QrbInNJ1SU1dp9HmztVj2rA&sharetype=gift%3Ftoken%3Da444546f-62c6-4289-a158-df657273698b |access-date=April 21, 2021|archive-date=April 21, 2021 }}

Students in the Chicago School District called for the removal of armed officers from public schools. One student stated, “After I saw what happened to Adam, it made me feel more strongly. It makes you kind of nervous to be in school. It makes you think whether you should go to school."{{cite web |last1=Issa |first1=Nader |title=Adam Toledo shooting reinforces CPS students' views on school police |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/4/22/22398200/adam-toledo-shooting-cps-police-schools-voyce-public |website=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423000350/https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/4/22/22398200/adam-toledo-shooting-cps-police-schools-voyce-public |url-status=live }}

Toledo's death led to a call from the mayor's office for a review of Chicago's foot pursuit practices.{{cite web |last1=Whitehurst |first1=Lindsay |title=Teen's death puts focus on split-second police decisions |url=https://apnews.com/article/politics-government-and-politics-police-783af46e7d51d29189c2035649f43b5d |website=Associated Press |date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104518/https://apnews.com/article/politics-government-and-politics-police-783af46e7d51d29189c2035649f43b5d |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=McDonald |first1=Cassidy |title=The fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old has renewed calls for Chicago police to review their foot pursuit practices |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adam-toledo-killing-chicago-police-foot-pursuit/ |website=CBS News |date=April 17, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419062333/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adam-toledo-killing-chicago-police-foot-pursuit/ |url-status=live }} Lightfoot and Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said that changes to the city's foot-pursuit policy would be in place by the end of the summer of 2021.{{cite web |last1=Collman |first1=Ashley |title=Anthony Alvarez and Adam Toledo were killed being chased by Chicago police — 4 years after the DOJ found that the department's foot chases were leading to too many deaths |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/anthony-alvarez-adam-toledo-doj-2017-slammed-chicago-pd-foot-chases-2021-4 |website=Business Insider |access-date=1 May 2021 |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502060213/https://www.businessinsider.com/anthony-alvarez-adam-toledo-doj-2017-slammed-chicago-pd-foot-chases-2021-4 |url-status=live }}

In response to these proposed policy changes, Latino community activists called for an immediate moratorium on foot pursuits in Chicago, the development of procedures outlining when an officer can engage in a chase, when lethal force may be used, and what disciplinary action should be taken for violations.{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Manny |title=Latino leaders wants moratorium on CPD foot pursuits |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/5/4/22419587/chicago-police-foot-chase-pursuit-policy-consent-decree-latino-fatal-shootings-toledo-alvarez |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504202938/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/5/4/22419587/chicago-police-foot-chase-pursuit-policy-consent-decree-latino-fatal-shootings-toledo-alvarez |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-05-04 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=5 May 2021}}

At the time of the shooting, the CPD was operating under a court-ordered consent decree, which required the city to implement hundreds of reforms to its policing practices.{{cite news |last1=Bedi |first1=Sheila |title=Chicago police 'reform' failed Adam Toledo. New thinking is essential. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/17/chicago-police-reform-failed-adam-toledo-new-thinking-is-essential/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220020425/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/17/chicago-police-reform-failed-adam-toledo-new-thinking-is-essential/ |url-status=live }} Because consent decrees are monitored by the U.S. Department of Justice, a group of Latino law associations called on the DOJ to open an investigation into Toledo's death, with a focus on three potential areas of reform: establish clear procedures about foot pursuits, develop oversight on how officers interact with children, and establish policies on how officers engage in car chases in densely populated neighborhoods.{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Manny |title=Latino leaders want feds to investigate shooting of Adam Toledo |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/4/20/22394235/adam-toledo-chicago-police-shooting-latino-leaders-justice-department-investigation-little-village |website=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420194936/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/4/20/22394235/adam-toledo-chicago-police-shooting-latino-leaders-justice-department-investigation-little-village |url-status=live }} A federal investigation was never opened.

In response to the wide circulation of Stillman's body camera footage, the American journalist Allissa Richardson called for an amendment to the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 to ban such video from being circulated on television and online without the victim's family consent.{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Allissa |title=We have enough proof |url=https://www.vox.com/first-person/22391964/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-adam-toledo-police-violence |website=Vox |date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=2 May 2021 |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502170552/https://www.vox.com/first-person/22391964/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-adam-toledo-police-violence |url-status=live }} Richardson wrote, "I now believe that circulating videos of Black and brown death at the hands of police reinforces white supremacy. It does not deter it. These videos are no longer exposing a corrupt police system. They are a reminder of a social hierarchy that privileges police with qualified immunity, rewards racist vigilantes with internet fame and money, and punishes communities of color with death if they question that order."

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• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVZCzzzSjU Body camera footage] posted by WLS-TV, via YouTube
• [http://chicagopoliceconsentdecree.org Chicago Police Consent Decree], per Illinois Attorney General
• [https://interactive.wttw.com/chicago-by-l/neighborhoods/little-village The Story of Little Village], PBS history of Little Village, Chicago

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