Trial begins for man who allegedly was with Adam Toledo the night 13-year-old was killed by CPD officer

Dozens of protesters march down the Magnificent Mile after the city of Chicago released the videos of 13-year-old Adam Toledo being fatally shot by a Chicago police officer in 2021. The trial of Ruben Roman, the 22-year-old who allegedly was with Toledo and drew police to the area by firing multiple gunshots at a passing car, began Wednesday at the Leighton Criminal Court Building. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file photo)

The trial of a man who allegedly was with Adam Toledo the night the 13-year-old was fatally shot by a Chicago Police officer opened Wednesday in a near-empty courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.

Ruben Roman, 22, faces four counts related to allegedly shooting at a car in the 2400 block of South Sawyer Avenue in the early morning hours of March 29, 2021. Those shots, Assistant State’s Attorney John Henning said, drew police to the street corner and touched off a footchase that ended with the 13-year-old dead in a nearby alley.