A verdict is expected Friday in the trial of a 22-year-old man who allegedly shot at a car while standing alongside 13-year-old Adam Toledo moments before the teen was shot by a Chicago police officer.
Judge Charles Burns said he wanted time before reaching a ruling in the case of 22-year-old Ruben Roman, who is charged with firing the gunshots that drew police to a Little Village alley and prompted a police foot chase that ended with Roman in cuffs and Toledo shot dead. Body-worn camera footage from the officer who fired the fatal shot— as Toledo turned with his hands raised a split-second after dropping a gun— led to protests across Chicago and helped prompt CPD to change its policy on foot pursuits.
