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Chicago Police Union Chief Says Cop Who Killed Adam Toledo was ‘100 Percent Justified’

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Chicago Police Union Chief Says Cop Who Killed Adam Toledo was ‘100 Percent Justified’

In an appearance on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time,” the head of the Chicago Police Union on Thursday said that the shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo was “justified” and called the officer’s actions “heroic.”

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The comments from Chicago Police Union President John Catanzara came just hours after Chicago’s Office of Civilian Police Accountability released bodycam footage of the March 29 incident. As we previously reported, the clip has been raising questions as to whether Toledo actually had a gun in his hand before he was shot, as police have claimed. But, a gun is not clearly visible in Toledo’s hand in the video that was shared with the public.

Catanzara said on CNN, “I started my dissertation by saying it is 100 percent justified. That officer’s actions were actually heroic,” he said. “There’s a very good reason he only shot once. Like I said, he could have been shot multiple times but the officer assessed in a split second.” He added, “Unfortunately, he already committed to the first shot, justifiably so.” 

To prove his point, Catanzara also said the officer had less than one second to determine whether Toledo had the gun and shoot:

“Time lapse photos show that the officer had 8/10ths of a second to determine if that weapon was still in his hands or not,” Catanzara said. “There’s no way a rational person can say they can process that and their muscle reaction would be less than one second.”

Since then, democratic lawmakers as well as many people around the world have called for justice following the release of the bodycam video on Thursday.

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