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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tom Schuba

Chicago cop who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo now facing dismissal

A mural painted on the side of a small grocery store in Little Village memorializes 13-year-old Adam Toledo. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A police officer now faces dismissal in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo after a single Chicago Police Board member ruled against the objection of Chicago’s top cop during a meeting Thursday night.

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.

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