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Boy, 13, Fatally Shot By Officer; Brown Demands Footage Be Released

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown called the boy's death a tragedy, and demanded the release of any video footage of the incident.

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“My greatest fear as the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department has been a deadly encounter between one of our own and a juvenile especially given the recent rise in violent crimes involving juveniles throughout our city," Supt. David Brown said.
“My greatest fear as the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department has been a deadly encounter between one of our own and a juvenile especially given the recent rise in violent crimes involving juveniles throughout our city," Supt. David Brown said. (CBS Chicago)

CHICAGO, IL — Authorities have identified the person shot and killed by police during an “armed confrontation” in Little Village on Monday as 13-year-old Adam Toledo.

Police said officers were responding to a ShotSpotter alert of multiple shots fired in the 2300 block of South Sawyer Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Monday, when they spotted two males in a nearby alley. One of them ran off, leading to a foot chase, “which resulted in an armed confrontation” in the alley of the 2300 block of South Spaulding Avenue.

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