Chicago police will have to release body camera footage related to the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy this week, following calls from city officials, the boy’s family and the mayor to obtain answers.
Adam Toledo was allegedly shot and killed by law enforcement on Monday after an “armed confrontation.”
The officer involved in the shooting, who has not been named, has been on duty for 30 days as the incident is being investigated.
The Civil Liability Office (COPA) announced on Friday that video footage of the incident would be posted “as soon as possible.”
“The COPA has determined that certain provisions of state law intended to protect the confidentiality of juvenile records do not prohibit the agency from publishing material related to the investigation of a fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer against Adam Toledo,” 13 years old, “the agency wrote in a press release.
“COPA is currently working with the Toledo family and their representative to organize a review of the worrying video images.”
The COPA’s decision comes after community members and Adam’s family asked the Chicago police for answers, the Washington Post reported. Elizabeth Toledo, Adam’s mother, was reportedly notified of her son’s death on Wednesday, two days after the shooting.
“I just want to know what really happened to my baby,” Elizabeth Toledo told a news conference Friday, an ABC affiliate reported.
According to the Post, Adam is one of the youngest people to have been fatally shot dead by a Chicago police officer since 2015.