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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tom Schuba

Hearings to determine whether to fire Chicago cop who fatally shot Adam Toledo begin next month

A memorial for 13-year-old Adam Toledo at the spot where the boy was standing when he was shot and killed by Chicago police Officer Eric Stillman on March 29, 2021, in Little Village. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file)

Formal disciplinary charges were filed Monday against the Chicago police officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo, setting in motion quasi-judicial proceedings to determine whether he should be fired.

Responding to calls of shots fired, Officer Eric Stillman chased Toledo into an alley in Little Village in March 2021 and fired a single shot into the boy’s chest, a split-second after Toledo dropped a handgun and raised his hands.

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