Crime & Safety
Activists Call For Moratorium On Police Foot Chases
Activist groups support suspending all foot chases where there is "no serious threat of harm to the officer or others."
CHICAGO (CBS) — Concern is high after two deadly police shootings took place in March following foot pursuits. Adam Toledo, 13, was shot and killed by an officer during a chase in a Little Village alley on March 29, and two days later 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez was shot and killed while running away from officers in Portage Park.
Leaders from the Illinois Latino Agenda and the Pilsen Law Center support suspending all foot chases where there is “no serious threat of harm to the officer or others.” The groups said the police shootings of Adam Toledo and Anthony Alvarez were clearly not justified, noting video shows Adam had dropped his gun and was raising his hands when the officer shot him, and that Alvarez was shot in the back while running away from police.
