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In reply to the discussion: I fully understand that this post is likely to draw very intense personal criticism but, at my age, [View all]DiamondShark
(787 posts)everything and city officials have been giving inconsistent statements on what happened that night since he was shot March 29th to Chicago citizens . This includes saying there was an armed confrontation , or he had a gun in his hand when shot and even in court a prosecutor made false statements This has been what was released in the newss about the shooting for over 2 weeks
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As for Stillman, he has four use-of-force reports and three complaints filed against him since 2017, according to Chicago Block Club. His lawyer, Tim Grace, claims Adam was holding a gun at the time he was shot, but the video footage says otherwise. One of the bodycam videos shows that a gun was tossed and found near Adams body, but the video shows that it wasnt in the boys hands.
Margarita Gomez, 61, was up the night when Adam was killed and saw everything from the beginning, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. She went to her window after hearing gunshots and saw the police car pull up and grab a 21-year-old man who was allegedly with Adam. Then she saw Stillman chasing the boy and shouting at him.
From her second floor apartment, Gomez says she saw everything and didnt believe it was necessary for the cop to kill Adam.
Several days after the shooting, a detective went to Gomezs apartment to get her account of what happened and told her that it was impossible for her to see into the alley where the shooting took place.
Gomez is sticking to her story.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/4/15/22386422/adam-toledo-shooting-neighbor-eyewitness-video-released-little-village
https://www.theroot.com/bodycam-footage-contradicts-chicago-police-narratives-a-1846697877