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On March 29, 2021, Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old Latino American boy, was shot and killed by Chicago Police Department (CPD) officer Eric Stillman in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago at 2:38am local time.
Apr 16, 2021 · CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Police officer who fired the shot that killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Little Village has been identified as Eric Stillman. Upon learning Stillman's name, the...
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The public disciplinary chargesfiled this week and signed by interim Superintendent Eric Carter allege Stillman violated seven department rules. Stillman's use of deadly force "was not necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm from an imminent threat posed" to Stillman or another person, and Toledo did not pose an imminent threat of death or ...
In a statement on behalf of the Toledo family through their lawyers, Elizabeth and Marco Toledo said they are "relieved and grateful" to see the recommendation and called on the board to fire Stillman. "Firing Eric Stillman will not bring our Adam back but will take us one step closer to Justice for Adam," the family said. The family added: "We pra...
Stillman's attorney, Tim Grace, called Toledo's death a "tragedy" but said there is "no reason or justification" for the city to seek Stillman's termination. "We look forward to presenting our case to the Police Board and believe his actions will be deemed justified," Grace said in a statement Tuesday. Stillman has been with the Chicago Police Depa...
In the early hours of March 29, 2021, Stillman chased Toledo into an alley and fired one shot into his chest moments after Toledo threw a gun behind a fence and turned toward the officer with his hands raised. Graphic police body-camera video of the encounter disproved accounts from police and city officialswho initially described the incident as a...
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said last year there was insufficient evidenceto charge Stillman in Toledo's death. In October, Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability, which investigates police use of force, recommended Stillman be firedbecause he "acted inconsistently with his training." But then-Superintendent David Brown,who re...
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Oct 21, 2022 · Early on March 29, 2021, Officer Eric Stillman chased Toledo into an alley in Little Village and fired a single shot into the teenager’s chest, a split-second after the teen dropped a handgun and raised his hands.
Apr 11, 2023 · The family of Adam Toledo has reacted to Interim Chicago Police Supt. Eric Carter's recommendation that Officer Eric Stillman be fired for his role in the deadly March 2021 encounter in Little...
May 1, 2023 · CHICAGO — Officer Eric Stillman is accused of violating seven police department rules when he pursed and shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo in 2021 and a board meeting is to be held Monday...
Apr 16, 2021 · Chicago Police Officer Eric Stillman has been identified in the original case incident report as the officer who fatally shot the teen on March 29 in the Little Village neighborhood. Toledo's death sparked protests among the community which is demanding change from the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
